Vulnerability Note VU#371470

Whale Communications e-Gap security appliance discloses source code via HTTP TRACE Method

Overview

Whale communications e-Gap security appliance is a tool to provide a secure remote web access platform. A vulnerability exists that may permit a remote attacker to gain access to the source code of the login page.

I. Description

Whale communications e-Gap security appliance version 2.5 running on a Microsoft Windows 2000 platform contains a vulnerability that may leak the pre-processed source code of the login page. By submitting an HTTP TRACE method request with a target URL, the appliance will return the source code of the target page. It is reported that this issue has been tested against the login page.

See the ProCheckUp Security Bulletin for further details.

II. Impact

A remote attacker can obtain the source code of the login page. This may lead to information disclosure about the system.

III. Solution

Whale Communications has produced a patch for this vulnerability and has advised customers to contact their local Whale Communications support contact to obtain the fix. Customers may also contact Whale Communications Support at support@whale-com.com.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Whale Communications	Vulnerable	14-Jan-2004

References

www.procheckup.com/security_info/vuln_pr0307.html

Credit

Thanks to ProCheckUp for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jason A Rafail and is based on the information provided by ProCheckUp.

Other Information

Date Public:	2003-12-22
Date First Published:	2004-01-14
Date Last Updated:	2004-01-21
CERT Advisory:
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Metric:	1.88
Document Revision:	8

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