ESA-2012-039: EMC ApplicationXtender Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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ESA-2012-039: EMC ApplicationXtender Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2012-039

CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-2289 

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected products:

EMC ApplicationXtender Desktop 6.5 P1 and earlier

EMC ApplicationXtender Web Access .NET 6.5 P1 and earlier

Summary: 

A vulnerability exists in EMC ApplicationXtender products that may allow an 
attacker to upload arbitrary files on affected systems.


Details: 

EMC ApplicationXtender contains a vulnerability that could potentially be 
exploited by an attacker to create malicious files inside arbitrary locations 
that may lead to remote code execution.


Resolution: 

The following EMC ApplicationXtender products contain resolutions to this issue:

EMC ApplicationXtender Desktop 6.5 SP2 
EMC ApplicationXtender Web Access 6.5 SP2 
Hotfix AX-1164 for EMC ApplicationXtender Desktop 6.0 
Hotfix AX-1165 for EMC ApplicationXtender Desktop 6.5 patch 1 
Hotfix WX-659 for EMC ApplicationXtender Web Access .NET 6.0 
Hotfix WX-660 for EMC ApplicationXtender Web Access .NET 6.5 patch 1
EMC strongly recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity to 
version 6.5 SP2.  Hotfixes for ApplicationXtender versions 6.0 and 6.5 P1 are 
available by contacting EMC Technical Support.

Link to Remedies:

Registered EMC customers can download the 6.5 SP2 software from Support site at 
https://support.emc.com/products/2283_ApplicationXtender/Downloads/.

In order to acquire the hotfixes for ApplicationXtender 6.0 and 6.5 patch 1, 
create a Service Request on the EMC Technical Support Service Center at 
https://support.emc.com/servicecenter/createSR/. Reference above hotfix 
identifiers.


Credits: 

EMC would like to thank Andrea Micalizzi (aka rgod) working with TippingPoint's 
Zero Day Initiative (http://www.zerodayinitiative.com) for reporting this issue.

Because the view is restricted based on customer agreements, you may not have 
permission to view certain downloads. Should you not see a software download 
you believe you should have access to, follow the instructions in EMC 
Knowledgebase solution emc116045. 

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution 
emc218831. EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score 
and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the 
potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability. 

EMC Corporation distributes EMC Security Advisories, in order to bring to the 
attention of users of the affected EMC products, important security 
information. EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this 
information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The 
information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. 
EMC disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the 
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and 
non-infringement. In no event, shall EMC or its suppliers, be liable for any 
damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss 
of business profits or special damages, even if EMC or its suppliers have been 
advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the 
exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, 
so the foregoing limitation may not apply. 


EMC Product Security Response Center

Security_Alert@xxxxxxx

http://www.emc.com/contact-us/contact/product-security-response-center.html
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