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Polycom Web Management Interface Directory Traversal

Polycom Web Management Interface Directory Traversal
Posted Mar 5, 2012
Authored by Heyder Andrade, Joao Paulo Caldas Campello | Site tempest.com.br

The Polycom web management interface on model G3/HDX 8000 HD suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability.

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SHA-256 | 318900245c518a8794796a8f52d7da21d13c57f032476a863283f40f224062c0

Polycom Web Management Interface Directory Traversal

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=====[ Tempest Security Intelligence - Advisory #01 / 2012 ]==================

Path Traversal on Polycom Web Management Interface
--------------------------------------------------

Authors:
- Heyder Andrade:
- @heyderandrade
- http://linkedin.com/in/heyderandrade
- < heyder.andrade[at]tempest[dot]com[dot]br >
- Joao Paulo Caldas Campello:
- @jpcampello
- http://linkedin.com/in/jpcampello
- < joao.paulo[at]tempest[dot]com[dot]br >

Tempest Security Intelligence - Recife, Pernambuco - Brazil

=====[ Table of Contents ]====================================================

1. Overview
2. Detailed description
3. Aggravating factors
4. Affected versions & Solutions
5. Timeline of disclosure
6. Thanks & Acknowledgements
7. References

=====[ Overview ]=============================================================

* System affected : Polycom Web Management Interface
* Model : G3/HDX 8000 HD

* Software Version : Durango 2.6.0 Release - build #4740
* Embedded Linux : Polycom Linux Development Platform v2.14.g3

Other versions or models may also be affected.

* Impact : Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may
allow an attacker to view content of any arbitrary
file on Polycom operating system.

The Polycom HDX 8000 series [1] is a well-known video and audio
conference device running an embedded Linux PPC system.

This advisory is also available at:

- http://www.tempest.com.br/advisories/tsi-adv-1201/

=====[ Detailed description ]=================================================

The web management interface on the Polycom device allows users to download
two log files ("system log" and "error log"). This feature is available
through the following menus:

Diagnostics --> System Log --> Download Logs

The access to these log files is provided by the script "a_getlog.cgi", which
receives the name of the log file ("messages" or "error") to be downloaded
through URL parameter "name", as shown on the above URL:

- http://<affected_device>/a_getlog.cgi?name=messages

The Path Traversal vulnerability occurs due to lack of proper input validation
on user supplied data.

This vulnerability allows the attacker to navigate in the directory structure,
thus enabling access to arbitrary files in Polycom's operating system.

As a proof-of-concept, it's possible to download "/etc/passwd" file accessing
the following URL:

- http://<affected_device>/a_getlog.cgi?name=../../../etc/passwd

To fix this vulnerability, Polycom Web Management Interface should perform
proper input validation, sanitizing all user supplied data before it's used
elsewhere on the web application or in the underlying operating system.

Also, Polycom Web Management Interface should not allow itself to be accessed
without proper configuration of a strong administrative password.

=====[ Aggravating factors ]==================================================

During system lab testing the following aggravating factors were observed:

01. The default administrative password of Polycom Web Management
Interface was empty.

02. The embedded web server (lighttpd) was running with superuser
privileges, allowing access to any arbitrary files on the filesystem.

=====[ Affected versions & Solutions ]========================================

According to vendor's response, Polycom will publish Technical Bulletin 85802
to its costumers, reporting their official solution and mitigation information.

They have also informed that this vulnerability affects the following
products:

- Polycom HDX Video End Points running software version 2.6 and earlier.

Customers can download version 3.0 and newer at the link provided below:

- http://support.polycom.com/PolycomService/support/us/support/video/hdx_series/

For customers who cannot update to version 3.0, Polycom recommends sysadmins
to disable the option for web management on HDX units running versions 2.6
and older.

=====[ Timeline of disclosure ]==============================================

- Dec/02/2011: Vendor contacted by e-mail on < security[at]polycom[dot]com >.

- Dec/02/2011: Vendor first response.

- Dec/28/2011: We have sent another e-mail asking for information.

- Feb/15/2012: As vendor did not reply to our previous message, we have
sent another e-mail telling we were going to disclose the
advisories.

- Feb/15/2012: Vendor responded asking for some more time to verify
appropriate fixes and mitigations to vulnerabilities.

We have agreed on releasing the advisories on two weeks.

- Feb/29/2012: Vendor sent an email reporting the technical bulletins
which describe their official solution and mitigation
information they were going to provide to their costumers.

- Mar/01/2012: Tempest and Polycom have coordinated publication date on
March 05.

- Mar/05/2012: Public disclosure of advisories.

=====[ Thanks & Acknowledgements ]============================================

- Tempest Security Intelligence / Tempest's Pentest Team [2]
- Evandro Hora < evandro[at]tempest[dot]com[dot].br >
- Joaquim Brasil < joaquim.brasil[at]tempest[dot]com[dot].br >
- Ricardo Ulisses < ricardo[at]tempest[dot]com[dot].br >

=====[ References ]===========================================================

[1] http://www.polycom.com/
[2] http://www.tempest.com.br/

==============================================================================

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