SEANOX Devwex "dot dot" directory traversal
| devwex-dotdot-directory-traversal (9299) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Devwex could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted GET request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to traverse directories and download arbitrary files from the server.
Platforms Affected:
- SEANOX Application Developing, Devwex 1.2002.0520
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Devwex (1.2002.0601 or later), available from the SEANOX Application Developing Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jun 08 2002 - 13:27:59 CDT, SeaNox Devwex - Denial of Service and Directory traversal at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0056.html.
- SEANOX Application Developing Web site, Index - Projects - Devwex at http://www.seanox.de/projects.devwex.php4.
- BID-4978: Seanox DevWex File Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0946: Directory traversal vulnerability in SeaNox Devwex before 1.2002.0601 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
- OSVDB ID: 5048: SeaNox Devwex Arbitrary File Access
Reported:
Jun 08, 2002
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