TITLE:
Portfolio NetPublish "template" Disclosure of Sensitive Information

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18173

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18173/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Portfolio NetPublish 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/6592/

DESCRIPTION:
Information Risk Management Plc. has reported a vulnerability in
Portfolio NetPublish, which can be exploited by malicious people to
disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "template" parameter in "server.np" isn't
properly verified, before it is used to view files. This can be
exploited to disclose the content of arbitrary files via directory
traversal attacks.

Example:
http://[host]/netpub/server.np?base&site=[site]&catalog=catalog&template=[file]

The vulnerability has been reported in version 7. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vendor has provided a workaround for the Microsoft Windows
platform:
http://www.extensis.com/en/support/kb_article.jsp?articleNumber=3302201

Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a proxy server
or firewall with URL filtering capabilities.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Andy Davis and Mazin Faour, Information Risk Management Plc.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.irmplc.com/advisory012.htm

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