TITLE:
NetObjects Fusion Potential Information Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17667

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
NetObjects Fusion 9.x
http://secunia.com/product/6194/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in NetObjects Fusion, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an access control error that
allows files within the "_versioning_repository_" directory to be
downloaded without restrictions. This can potentially be exploited to
gain knowledge of sensitive information like usernames and password by
downloading the "rollbacklog.xml" file and other ".zip" files from the
directory.

Successful exploitation requires that the website is published using
versioning.

The vulnerability has been reported in NetObjects Fusion 9.

SOLUTION:
Store the profiles repository in a non-web accessible directory.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by anonymous.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/11/possible_net_ob.html

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