Fastream NETFile < 7.5.0 Beta 7 Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2860

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a directory traversal flaw.

Description

The remote host is running the Fastream NETFile web server. This version of NETFile is vulnerable to a remote directory traversal flaw. An attacker exploiting this flaw would send a malformed request to the HTTP server. Successful exploitation would result in the attacker gaining access to confidential data outside the web server's root directory.

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.5.0 Beta 7 or higher.

See Also

http://www.fastream.com/netfileserver.htm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2860

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/26/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Reference Information

BID: 13388