Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the view-source sample file in Apache Software Foundation Cocoon 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename 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
- Apache cocoon 2.14/2.2 - Directory Traversal EDB-23282 · remote · Oct 24, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- apachecocoon-directory-traversal-bootini(13499) vdb-entry
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/6W00L0U8KC.html
- 8883 vdb-entry
- 10064 third-party-advisory
- 2749 vdb-entry
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23949
- 1007993 vdb-entry