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| Author/Source | : | Jan Meijer | Index | : | S-00-04 | |
| Distribution | : | World | Page | : | 1 | |
| Classification | : | External | Version | : | 1 | |
| Subject | : | ColdFusion Information Exposure (CFCACHE Tag) | Date | : | 24-Jan-2000 | |
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| Author/Source | : | Jan Meijer | Index | : | S-00-04 | |
| Distribution | : | World | Page | : | 1 | |
| Classification | : | External | Version | : | 1 | |
| Subject | : | ColdFusion Information Exposure (CFCACHE Tag) | Date | : | 24-Jan-2000 | |
By courtesy of CIAC we received information on a vulnerability in ColdFusion.
CERT-NL recommends to follow the procedure mentioned in the advisory. Follow the enclosed URL to view the whole original advisory.
January 18, 2000 17:00 GMT Number K-015
| PROBLEM: | Certain files that are not normally publicly available may be downloaded and used as system reconnaissance information by users with malicious intent. |
| PLATFORM: | Systems running ColdFusion Server 4.0x (all editions). |
| DAMAGE: | The information about a server's web document directory structure and URL parameters used to call site pages can provide useful information for planning an attack on that server. |
| SOLUTION: | Download the new CFCACHE.CFM file and follow the directions given in the advisory. The solution has been incorporated in ColdFusion 4.5. |
| VULNERABILITY | The risk is MEDIUM. The information about the vulnerability |
| ASSESSMENT: | is publically available. |
CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Beyond-Security's SecuriTeam.com for the information contained in this bulletin.
CERT-NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for SURFnet customers. SURFnet is the Dutch network for educational, research and related institutes. CERT-NL is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST).
All CERT-NL material is available under:
http://cert.surfnet.nl/
In case of computer or network security problems please contact your local CERT/security-team or CERT-NL (if your institute is NOT a SURFnet customer please address the appropriate (local) CERT/security-team).
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