---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Formbankserver "Name" Directory Traversal Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23539 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23539/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Formbankserver 1.x http://secunia.com/product/13085/ DESCRIPTION: Bl0od3r has discovered a vulnerability in Formbankserver, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information. Input passed to the "Name" parameter in formbankcgi.exe/AbfrageForm is not properly sanitised before being used to display files. This can be exploited to display arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.9. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Filter directory-traversal strings using a firewall or proxy with URL filtering capabilities. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Bl0od3r ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------