Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- BitDefender Products - Update Server HTTP Daemon Directory Traversal EDB-31039 · remote · Jan 19, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 27358 vdb-entry
- 20080119 BitDefender Update Server - Unauthorized Remote File Access Vulnerability mailing-list
- bitdefender-http-server-directory-traversal(39802) vdb-entry
- 3568 third-party-advisory
- http://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/
- 28578 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-0213 vdb-entry
- http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txt