Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in BOA web server 0.94.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a modified .. (dot dot) attack in the GET HTTP request that uses a "%2E" instead of a "."
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
- BOA Web Server 0.94.8.2 - Arbitrary File Access EDB-36689 · webapps · Dec 19, 2000
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20001006 Vulnerability in BOA web server v0.94.8.2 mailing-list
- boa-webserver-get-dir-traversal(5330) vdb-entry
- 1770 vdb-entry
- 20001009 boa: exposes contents of local files vendor-advisory