Simple Web Server could allow an attacker to access password protected files
| simple-server-file-access (10563) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Simple Web Server could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to password protected files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request for a known password protected file to bypass protection and gain unauthorized access to the password protected file.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02a: File Disclosure Vulnerability in Simple Web Server.
- Linuxstuffs Web site: Spaceports.
- BID-6145: Simple Web Server File Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1238: Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.
Platforms Affected:
- Peter Sandvik Simple Web Server 0.5.1
Reported:
Nov 08, 2002
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