Description
HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to obtain configuration and usage details by using an id element such as <id>%version%</id> in HTTP Basic Authentication instead of a username and password, as demonstrated by placing this id element in the userinfo subcomponent of a URL.
References
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-template.txt
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
- 27423 vdb-entry
- hfs-sendhfsidentifier-info-disclosure(39871) vdb-entry
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt
- 3583 third-party-advisory
- 28631 third-party-advisory
- 20080123 Syhunt: HFS (HTTP File Server) Template Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities mailing-list