Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the Refractor 2 engine, as used in Battlefield 2 1.50 (1.5.3153-802.0) and earlier, and Battlefield 2142 (1.10.48.0) and earlier, allow remote servers to overwrite arbitrary files on the client via "..\" (dot dot backslash) sequences in URLs for the (1) sponsor or (2) community logos, and other URLs related to (3) DemoDownloadURL, (4) DemoIndexURL and (5) CustomMapsURL.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- EA Battlefield 2 / Battlefield 2142 - Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities EDB-14267 · remote · Jul 8, 2010 · verified
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References
- 40334 third-party-advisory
- 65863 vdb-entry
- 41262 vdb-entry
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/bf2urlz-adv.txt