Advisory Details

January 25th, 2016

Oracle Application Testing Suite ReportImage tempfilename Parameter Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-16-038
ZDI-CAN-3323

CVE ID CVE-2016-0489
CVSS SCORE 9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Application Testing Suite
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['21345']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Oracle Application Testing Suite. Authentication is required but can be bypassed.

The specific vulnerability is exposed by the ActionServlet servlet. In the ReportImage action, the tempfilename parameter is vulnerable to directory traversal. An attacker could leverage this to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2015-10-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-01-25 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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