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Nuca WebServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8992
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Release Date:
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2003-06-11
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Popularity:
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4,630 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Nuca WebServer 0.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Nuca WebServer, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain access to arbitrary files on a web server.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error. Reportedly, Nuca WebServer does not filter the character sequence "../" in a URL, which makes it possible for a malicious person to traverse directories.
Example:
http://[victim]/../existing_file
Solution:
Use another web server.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Over G.
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