Description
vqSoft vqServer program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /........../ in the URL, a variation of a .. (dot dot) attack.
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
- vqsoft vqserver for windows 1.9.9 - Directory Traversal EDB-19815 · remote · Mar 21, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000321 vqserver /........../ mailing-list
- http://www.vqsoft.com/vq/server/faqs/dotdotbug.html
- 270 vdb-entry
- 1067 vdb-entry