Description
Roxen web server earlier than 2.0.69 allows allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions, list directory contents, and read source code by inserting a null character (%00) to the URL.
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
- Roxen WebServer 2.0.x - '%00' Request File/Directory Disclosure EDB-20104 · remote · Jul 21, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000721 Roxen Web Server Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1510 vdb-entry
- 20000721 Roxen security alert: Problems with URLs containing null characters. mailing-list
- roxen-null-char-url(4965) vdb-entry