Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in RobTex Viking Web server before 1.07-381 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a \... (modified dot dot) in an HTTP URL request.
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
- RobTex Viking Server 1.0.7 - Relative Path Webroot Escaping EDB-20793 · remote · Apr 23, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2643 vdb-entry
- viking-dot-directory-traversal(6450) vdb-entry
- 20010423 Vulnerability in Viking Web Server mailing-list
- http://www.robtex.com/files/viking/beta/chglog.txt