Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in iPlanet Certificate Management System 4.2 and Directory Server 4.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the Agent, End Entity, or Administrator services.
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 2
- iPlanet Certificate Management System 4.2 - Directory Traversal EDB-20324 · remote · Oct 25, 2000 · verified
- Netscape Directory Server 4.12 - Directory Server Directory Traversal EDB-20325 · remote · Oct 25, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20001026 [CORE SDI ADVISORY] iPlanet Certificate Management System 4.2 path traversal bug mailing-list
- 1839 vdb-entry
- iplanet-netscape-directory-traversal(5421) vdb-entry
- http://www.iplanet.com/downloads/patches/0122.html
- 4086 vdb-entry
- 486 vdb-entry