J-Security Center

Title: HTTP Commander Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

It has been reported that a path disclosure issue exists in the software leading to the disclosure of the file installation path. The software may report the installation path in an error page in response to a invalid user request. The issue is reported to exist in the 'file' parameter. An attacker may gain access to the installation path information by supplying the "." argument to the vulnerable file parameter.

Successful exploitation of this attack may allow an attacker to gain sensitive information about the file system that may aid in launching more direct attacks against the system.

HTTP Commander version 4.0 is reported to be prone to this issue, however other versions may be affected as well.

Affected Products:

  • HTTP Commander HTTP Commander 4.0.0

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