Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and earlier, when running on Cygwin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing "..%5C" (dot dot encoded backslash) sequences.
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 Cygwin 1.3.x/2.0.x - Directory Traversal EDB-23751 · remote · Feb 24, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/04-03-12
- 20040224 STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20040217-06] Apache for cygwin mailing-list
- 20040224 STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20040217-06] Apache for cygwin directory traversal vulnerability mailing-list
- apache-cygwin-directory-traversal(15293) vdb-entry
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26152
- 10962 third-party-advisory
- 9733 vdb-entry