Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Wolfram Research webMathematica 1.0.0 and 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the MSPStoreID 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
- Wolfram Research webMathematica 4.0 - File Disclosure EDB-21562 · webapps · Jun 17, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 5035 vdb-entry
- webmathematica-dot-directory-traversal(9373) vdb-entry
- VU#664323 third-party-advisory
- 20020617 Directory Traversal in Wolfram Research's webMathematica mailing-list
- http://support.wolfram.com/webmathematica/security/fileaccess.html