Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the URI.
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
- Simple HTTPd 1.38 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-4700 · remote · Dec 7, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20071207 Two vulnerabilities in Simple HTTPD 1.38 mailing-list
- 3457 third-party-advisory
- 44013 vdb-entry
- 4700 exploit
- 26768 vdb-entry
- [shttpd-general] 20071203 Security bugs in SHTTPD mailing-list
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt