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vendor:
Commerce.cgi
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Directory Traversal
22
CWE
Product Name: Commerce.cgi
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: N/A
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
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2001

Gaining Read Access to Directories and Files Outside the Root Directory of Carey Internet Services Commerce.cgi

It is possible for a remote user to gain read access to directories and files outside the root directory of Carey Internet Services Commerce.cgi by requesting a specially crafted URL composed of '/../%00' along with the known filename or directory.

Mitigation:

Ensure that user input is properly sanitized and validated to prevent directory traversal attacks.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2361/info

It is possible for a remote user to gain read access to directories and files outside the root directory of Carey Internet Services Commerce.cgi. Requesting a specially crafted URL composed of '/../%00' along with the known filename or directory will disclose the requested resource. 

http://target/cgi/commerce.cgipage=../../../../etc/hosts%00filename.html