Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Faust Informatics Freestyle Chat server prior to 4.1 SR3 allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a specially crafted URL which includes variations of a '..' (dot dot) attack such as '...' or '....'.
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
- faust Informatics FreeStyle chat 4.1 sr2 - Directory Traversal EDB-20882 · remote · May 25, 2001 · verified
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References
- freestyle-chat-directory-traversal(6601) vdb-entry
- 1841 vdb-entry
- 20010525 Advisory for Freestyle Chat server mailing-list
- 2776 vdb-entry