Description
ScreamingMedia SITEWare versions 2.5 through 3.1 allows a remote attacker to read world-readable files via a .. (dot dot) attack through (1) the SITEWare Editor's Desktop or (2) the template parameter in SWEditServlet.
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
- SiteWare 2.5/3.0/3.1 Editor Desktop - Directory Traversal EDB-20925 · webapps · Jun 13, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#795707 third-party-advisory
- http://www01.screamingmedia.com/en/security/sms1001.php
- siteware-dot-file-retrieval(6689) vdb-entry
- 13887 vdb-entry
- 20010613 ScreamingMedia SITEWare source code disclosure vulnerability mailing-list
- 20010613 ScreamingMedia SITEWare arbitrary file retrieval vulnerability mailing-list
- 2869 vdb-entry