Description
db4web_c and db4web_c.exe programs in DB4Web 3.4 and 3.6 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request whose argument is a filename of the form (1) C: (drive letter), (2) //absolute/path (double-slash), or (3) .. (dot-dot).
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
- DB4Web 3.4/3.6 - File Disclosure EDB-21800 · remote · Sep 17, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- db4web-db4webc-directory-traversal(10123) vdb-entry
- http://www.db4web.de/download/homepage/hotfix/readme_en.txt
- 20020917 Advisory: File disclosure in DB4Web mailing-list
- 5723 vdb-entry
- 20020919 Advisory: File disclosure in DB4Web mailing-list