Savant Web server could allow an attacker to access protected folders
| savant-protected-folder-access (10104) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Savant could allow a remote attacker to bypass protection and gain unauthorized access to protected files and folders. If a remote attacker appends a hexadecimal URL encoded "space" (%20) or "dot" (%2e) to a request for a protected file or folder, the attacker could bypass protection and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Savant, Savant 3.1 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Sep 13 2002 - 14:55:05 CDT , Savant 3.1 multiple vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0151.html.
- Savant Web site, Savant Web Server at http://savant.sourceforge.net/index.html.
- BID-5709: Savant Webserver File Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-571: NT Terminal Server Multiple Connection Request DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-2145: Savant Web Server 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for password protected user folders via a URL with a hex encoded space (%20) and a '.' (%2e) at the end of the filename.
Reported:
Sep 13, 2002
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