Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in PALS Library System pals-cgi program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the documentName parameter.
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
- PALS Library System WebPALS 1.0 - pals-cgi Traversal Arbitrary File Read EDB-20631 · remote · Feb 2, 2001 · verified
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References
- 2372 vdb-entry
- webpals-library-cgi-url(6102) vdb-entry
- 20010212 PALS Library System "show files" Vulnerability and remote command execution mailing-list