Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." (dot dot) in an HTTP 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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Simple Web Server 2.3-RC1 Directory Traversal
auxiliary/scanner/http/simple_webserver_traversal
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- sws-webserver-directory-traversal(10070) vdb-entry
- 5662 vdb-entry
- 20020903 Re: SWS Web Server v0.1.0 Exploit mailing-list