MyServer 0.4.3 / 0.7 Crafted Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11851

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

This web server is running MyServer <= 0.4.3 or 0.7. This version contains a directory traversal vulnerability, that allows remote users with no authentication to read files outside the webroot.

You have to create a dot-dot URL with the same number of '/./' and '/../' + 1.

Solution

Upgrade to MyServer 0.7.1 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/vulnwatch/2004/q3/49

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11851

File Name: myserver_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/26/2003

Updated: 6/12/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2516

BID: 11189