Description
The WDaemon web server for WorldClient 2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via 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
- alt-n WorldClient standard 2.1 - Directory Traversal EDB-20070 · remote · Jul 12, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.altn.com/Downloads/WorldClient/Release/RelNotes.txt
- 1459 vdb-entry
- worldclient-dir-traverse(4913) vdb-entry
- 20000712 Infosec.20000712.worldclient.2.1 mailing-list
- 1462 vdb-entry