VID |
22464 |
Severity |
30 |
Port |
8080, ... |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
WWW |
Detailed Description |
The Mini Web Server is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability. Mini Web Server (MiniWebsvr) is small HTTP web server. Mini Web Server version 0.0.9a and earlier versions are vulnerable to a partial directory traversal vulnerability. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP GET request containing "dot dot" sequences (%5C..%5C), a remote attacker could read arbitrary files on the affected host.
* References: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5212
* Platforms Affected: SourceForge, Mini Web Server 0.0.9a SourceForge, Mini Web Server 0.0.7 Microsoft Windows Any version |
Recommendation |
No upgrade or patch available as of May 2008.
Upgrade to a fixed version of Mini Web Server, when new fixed version becomes available from the SourceForge.net Web site at http://sourceforge.net/projects/miniwebsvr/ |
Related URL |
(CVE) |
Related URL |
23413 (SecurityFocus) |
Related URL |
33577 (ISS) |
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