ChartDirector Critical File Access
Author: DokFLeed
Program Affected: http://www.chartdir.com for .NET
Version: 5.0.1
Severity: Critical.
Type of Advisory: Mid Disclosure.
Affected/Tested Versions: Random
Widely used Chart Component on Financial & Stock Trading websites
The query variable "cacheId=" is not sanitized, it will can allow critical
files download
?ChartDirectorChartImage=chart_WebChartViewer1&cacheId=/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/windows/win.ini
Upgrade to latest Chart Dir or apply the following patch (ChartDirector for
.NET Ver 5.0.1 Patch 2):
http://www.advsofteng.com/netchartdir501p2.zip
The problem you mentions affect ChartDirector for .NET.
The current version of ChartDirector for .NET on our web site (Ver 5.0.2)
already has this issue fixed. So this issue no longer occurs with the
current version of ChartDirector for .NET.
For people using earlier versions of ChartDirector, it is suggested they
upgrade to the latest version. They may also apply the following patch
(ChartDirector for .NET Ver 5.0.1 Patch 2):
http://www.advsofteng.com/netchartdir501p2.zip
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