Rule:  

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Sid:
2400

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to access the CGI script
edittag.pl.

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Impact:
Information Disclosure

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Detailed Information:
EditTag is a perl script that can be used to manage web site content.

The edittag.pl CGI script may allow an attacker to leverage a directory
traversal attack on a web server. Due to insufficient checks on user
supplied input, it may be possible for an attacker to supply encoded
"../" characters to traverse out of the web root and view sensitive
system files on the web server.

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Affected Systems:
	EditTag

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can utilize this vulnerability to gain sensitive information
that may be used in further attacks against the host.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. No exploit software required.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Matt Watchinski <mwatchinski@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

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