Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in pages/default.aspx in Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template 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
- Absolute News Manager .NET 5.1 - '/pages/default.aspx?template' Remote File Access EDB-30841 · webapps · Dec 4, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_PR07-39.php
- 40575 vdb-entry
- 26692 vdb-entry
- http://www.xigla.com/news/default.aspx
- http://www.xigla.com/security/ANMNET51-SecurityUpdate20071128.zip
- 20071204 PR07-39: Multiple vulnerabilities on Absolute News Manager.NET mailing-list
- 27923 third-party-advisory
- absolutenewsmanager-default-dir-traversal(38870) vdb-entry