Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded HTTP server in SCI Photo Chat Server 3.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) or "../" (dot dot forward slash) in the GET command.
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
- SIMM-Comm SCI Photo Chat 3.4.9 - Directory Traversal EDB-31231 · remote · Feb 19, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2008-0614 vdb-entry
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/scichatdt-adv.txt
- photochat-get-directory-traversal(40655) vdb-entry
- 27872 vdb-entry