Directory Traversal Vulnerability in MPWeb PRO

vendor:

MPWeb PRO

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Directory Traversal

CWE

Product Name: MPWeb PRO

Affected Version From: 1.1.2002

Affected Version To: 1.1.2002

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2002

Directory Traversal Vulnerability in MPWeb PRO

It has been reported that MPWeb PRO may be prone to a directory traversal vulnerability that may allow an attacker to traverse outside the server root directory by using '/./../' character sequences. The issue is caused by insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. This vulnerability may be successfully exploited to gain sensitive information about a vulnerable host that could be used to launch further attacks against the system.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to prevent directory traversal attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8745/info

It has been reported that MPWeb PRO may be prone to a directory traversal vulnerability that may allow an attacker to traverse outside the server root directory by using '/./../' character sequences. The issue is caused by insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input.

This vulnerability may be successfully exploited to gain sensitive information about a vulnerable host that could be used to launch further attacks against the system.

MPWeb PRO version 1.1.2 has been reported to be affected by this issue, however other versions may be vulnerable as well. 

http://www.example.com/./../mpweb.ini
http://www.example.com/./.././.././../winnt/repair/sam