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EZ Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA8611
Release Date: 2003-04-17
Popularity: 4,318 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:EZ Server 1.x

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Description:
EZ Server fails to check input properly in HTTP GET requests. This allows users to perform directory traversal by including "../" in a request to the webserver.

Solution:
Filter "../" and other potentially malicious requests in a proxy or firewall with URL filtering capabilities.

Install EZ Server's web root at a separate partition.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Gregory Le Bras

Original Advisory:
English:
http://www.security-corporation.com/index.php?id=advisories&a=017

French:
http://www.security-corporation.com/index.php?id=advisories&a=017-FR


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