From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Jul 01 2004 - 07:18:35 CDT

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TITLE:
Cisco Collaboration Server ServletExec Arbitrary File Upload
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA11979

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11979/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
ServletExec 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/3647/
ServletExec 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/3646/
Cisco Collaboration Server (CSS) 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/3644/
Cisco Collaboration Server (CSS) 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/3645/

DESCRIPTION:
Matt Moore has discovered a vulnerability in Cisco Collaboration
Server (CCS), which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the UploadServlet
in the ServletExec subcomponent, allowing arbitrary files to be
uploaded and executed.

Successful exploitation may reportedly grant a malicious person
administrative privileges.

The vulnerability affects CCS (prior to 5.0) using a ServletExec
version prior to 3.0E.

SOLUTION:
Various solutions are available.

-- Cisco Collaboration Server 3.x --

Upgrade to CCS 5.x

OR

Upgrade to CCS 4.x and use the following script:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ccs40

OR

Follow manual actions in original advisory's "Workarounds" section

-- Cisco Collaboration Server 4.x --

Upgrade to CCS 5.x

OR

Use the following script, which fixes the issue:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ccs40

OR

Follow manual actions in original advisory's "Workarounds" section

-- ServletExec --

Upgrade to version 3.0E or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Matt Moore

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040630-CCS.shtml

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