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Abyss Web Server Directory Protection Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10386
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Release Date:
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2003-12-08
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Popularity:
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7,498 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Abyss Web Server 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Abyss web server, which can be exploited by malicious people to access certain password protected directories.
It is possible to access password protected directories on a FAT32 file system without supplying a valid password by appending a dot (".") or the URL encoded representation ("%2E") at the end of the requested directory.
Examples:
http://[victim]/[protected_FAT32_directory].
http://[victim]/[protected_FAT32_directory]%2e
The vulnerability affects versions prior to 1.2 for Linux.
Solution:
Update to version 1.2.
http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/download.php
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luigi Auriemma
Original Advisory:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/abyss-dot-adv.txt
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