Directory Traversal Vulnerability in thttpd

vendor:

thttpd

by:

CVSS

MEDIUM

Directory Traversal

CWE

Product Name: thttpd

Affected Version From: 2.07 beta 0.4

Affected Version To: 2.07 beta 0.4

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: thttpd

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows

Directory Traversal Vulnerability in thttpd

The thttpd web server is susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. This vulnerability only affects the Windows port of the application and allows an attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the affected host computer.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to a version of thttpd that has patched this vulnerability. Additionally, ensure proper input validation and sanitization to prevent directory traversal attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862/info

It is reported that thttpd is susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability. This issue presents itself due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. This issue only exists in the Windows port of the application, as it does not correctly take into consideration the environmental attributes of file system access in applications.

This issue may allow an attacker to retrieve arbitrary, potentially sensitive files, from the affected host computer, as the user that the thttpd process is running as.

Version 2.07 beta 0.4 of thttpd, running on a Microsoft Windows platform is reported vulnerable to this issue.

http://www.example.com/%5c../test.ini
http://www.example.com/c:\test.ini