Title: MiniHTTPServer WebForums/File-Sharing for NET Servers Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
WebForums Server is a commercially-available HTTP server. It is available for the Microsoft Windows platform. File-Sharing for NET is a commercially-available web server mainly designed for file sharing.
A vulnerability is reported to exist in the software allowing a remote attacker to access information outside the server root directory. The problem occurs due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to traverse outside the server root directory by using '/../' character sequences.
This issue may allow an attacker to retrieve arbitrary server-readable files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information, which may be used to launch further attacks against a vulnerable system.
MiniHTTPServer WebForums Server 1.5 and prior and File-Sharing for NET 1.5 and prior have been reported to be prone to this issue.
Affected Products:
- Minihttp File-Sharing for NET 1.5.0
- Minihttp WebForum Server 1.5.0
References:
- Mini HTTP Server: Forum Web Server Product Page
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