Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mwGetLocalFileName function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP Server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and list arbitrary directories via a (1) .%2e (partially encoded dot dot) or (2) %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) 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
- Miniweb 0.8.19 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-4923 · remote · Jan 16, 2008 · verified
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References
- http://www.bugtraq.ir/adv/miniweb_english.pdf
- miniweb-mwgetlocal-directory-traversal(39713) vdb-entry
- 4923 exploit
- ADV-2008-0176 vdb-entry
- 28512 third-party-advisory
- 27319 vdb-entry