Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-1231 - Path Traversal vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
high complexity
fedoraproject
prosody
debian
CWE-22
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-01-12
Updated: 2016-06-15

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP file-serving module (mod_http_files) in Prosody 0.9.x before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified path.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Fedoraproject
2
OS
Debian
2
Application
Prosody
9

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Relative Path Traversal
    An attacker exploits a weakness in input validation on the target by supplying a specially constructed path utilizing dot and slash characters for the purpose of obtaining access to arbitrary files or resources. An attacker modifies a known path on the target in order to reach material that is not available through intended channels. These attacks normally involve adding additional path separators (/ or \) and/or dots (.), or encodings thereof, in various combinations in order to reach parent directories or entirely separate trees of the target's directory structure.
  • Directory Traversal
    An attacker with access to file system resources, either directly or via application logic, will use various file path specification or navigation mechanisms such as ".." in path strings and absolute paths to extend their range of access to inappropriate areas of the file system. The attacker attempts to either explore the file system for recon purposes or access directories and files that are intended to be restricted from their access. Exploring the file system can be achieved through constructing paths presented to directory listing programs, such as "ls" and 'dir', or through specially crafted programs that attempt to explore the file system. The attacker engaging in this type of activity is searching for information that can be used later in a more exploitive attack. Access to restricted directories or files can be achieved through modification of path references utilized by system applications.
  • File System Function Injection, Content Based
    An attack of this type exploits the host's trust in executing remote content including binary files. The files are poisoned with a malicious payload (targeting the file systems accessible by the target software) by the attacker and may be passed through standard channels such as via email, and standard web content like PDF and multimedia files. The attacker exploits known vulnerabilities or handling routines in the target processes. Vulnerabilities of this type have been found in a wide variety of commercial applications from Microsoft Office to Adobe Acrobat and Apple Safari web browser. When the attacker knows the standard handling routines and can identify vulnerabilities and entry points they can be exploited by otherwise seemingly normal content. Once the attack is executed, the attackers' program can access relative directories such as C:\Program Files or other standard system directories to launch further attacks. In a worst case scenario, these programs are combined with other propagation logic and work as a virus.
  • Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
    This attack targets the encoding of the URL combined with the encoding of the slash characters. An attacker can take advantage of the multiple way of encoding an URL and abuse the interpretation of the URL. An URL may contain special character that need special syntax handling in order to be interpreted. Special characters are represented using a percentage character followed by two digits representing the octet code of the original character (%HEX-CODE). For instance US-ASCII space character would be represented with %20. This is often referred as escaped ending or percent-encoding. Since the server decodes the URL from the requests, it may restrict the access to some URL paths by validating and filtering out the URL requests it received. An attacker will try to craft an URL with a sequence of special characters which once interpreted by the server will be equivalent to a forbidden URL. It can be difficult to protect against this attack since the URL can contain other format of encoding such as UTF-8 encoding, Unicode-encoding, etc.
  • Manipulating Input to File System Calls
    An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-E289F41B76.NASL
    descriptionProsody 0.9.9 ============= A summary of changes: Security fixes -------------- * Fix path traversal vulnerability in mod_http_files (CVE-2016-1231) * Fix use of weak PRNG in generation of dialback secrets (CVE-2016-1232) Bugs ---- * Improve handling of CNAME records in DNS * Fix traceback when deleting a user in some configurations (issue #496) * MUC: restrict_room_creation could prevent users from joining rooms (issue #458) * MUC: fix occasional dropping of iq stanzas sent privately between occupants * Fix a potential memory leak in mod_pep Additions --------- * Add http:list() command to telnet to view active HTTP services * Simplify IPv4/v6 address selection code for outgoing s2s * Add support for importing SCRAM hashes from ejabberd Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-04
    plugin id89626
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89626
    titleFedora 22 : prosody-0.9.9-2.fc22 (2016-e289f41b76)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2016-e289f41b76.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(89626);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-1231", "CVE-2016-1232");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2016-e289f41b76");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 22 : prosody-0.9.9-2.fc22 (2016-e289f41b76)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Prosody 0.9.9 ============= A summary of changes: Security fixes
-------------- * Fix path traversal vulnerability in mod_http_files
(CVE-2016-1231) * Fix use of weak PRNG in generation of dialback
secrets (CVE-2016-1232) Bugs ---- * Improve handling of CNAME records
in DNS * Fix traceback when deleting a user in some configurations
(issue #496) * MUC: restrict_room_creation could prevent users from
joining rooms (issue #458) * MUC: fix occasional dropping of iq
stanzas sent privately between occupants * Fix a potential memory leak
in mod_pep Additions --------- * Add http:list() command to telnet to
view active HTTP services * Simplify IPv4/v6 address selection code
for outgoing s2s * Add support for importing SCRAM hashes from
ejabberd

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296983"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296984"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?27e90732"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected prosody package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:prosody");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/04");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^22([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 22.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC22", reference:"prosody-0.9.9-2.fc22")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "prosody");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-38E48069F8.NASL
    descriptionProsody 0.9.9 ============= A summary of changes: Security fixes -------------- * Fix path traversal vulnerability in mod_http_files (CVE-2016-1231) * Fix use of weak PRNG in generation of dialback secrets (CVE-2016-1232) Bugs ---- * Improve handling of CNAME records in DNS * Fix traceback when deleting a user in some configurations (issue #496) * MUC: restrict_room_creation could prevent users from joining rooms (issue #458) * MUC: fix occasional dropping of iq stanzas sent privately between occupants * Fix a potential memory leak in mod_pep Additions --------- * Add http:list() command to telnet to view active HTTP services * Simplify IPv4/v6 address selection code for outgoing s2s * Add support for importing SCRAM hashes from ejabberd Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-04
    plugin id89514
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89514
    titleFedora 23 : prosody-0.9.9-2.fc23 (2016-38e48069f8)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2016-38e48069f8.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(89514);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-1231", "CVE-2016-1232");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2016-38e48069f8");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 23 : prosody-0.9.9-2.fc23 (2016-38e48069f8)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Prosody 0.9.9 ============= A summary of changes: Security fixes
-------------- * Fix path traversal vulnerability in mod_http_files
(CVE-2016-1231) * Fix use of weak PRNG in generation of dialback
secrets (CVE-2016-1232) Bugs ---- * Improve handling of CNAME records
in DNS * Fix traceback when deleting a user in some configurations
(issue #496) * MUC: restrict_room_creation could prevent users from
joining rooms (issue #458) * MUC: fix occasional dropping of iq
stanzas sent privately between occupants * Fix a potential memory leak
in mod_pep Additions --------- * Add http:list() command to telnet to
view active HTTP services * Simplify IPv4/v6 address selection code
for outgoing s2s * Add support for importing SCRAM hashes from
ejabberd

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296983"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296984"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?780f4759"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected prosody package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:prosody");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/01/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/04");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^23([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 23.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC23", reference:"prosody-0.9.9-2.fc23")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "prosody");
}
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3439.NASL
    descriptionTwo vulnerabilities were discovered in Prosody, a lightweight Jabber/XMPP server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues : - CVE-2016-1231 Kim Alvefur discovered a flaw in Prosody
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87829
    published2016-01-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87829
    titleDebian DSA-3439-1 : prosody - security update
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_842CD117BA5411E59728002590263BF5.NASL
    descriptionThe Prosody Team reports : Fix path traversal vulnerability in mod_http_files (CVE-2016-1231) Fix use of weak PRNG in generation of dialback secrets (CVE-2016-1232)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87907
    published2016-01-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87907
    titleFreeBSD : prosody -- multiple vulnerabilities (842cd117-ba54-11e5-9728-002590263bf5)

References