SCI Photo Chat Server GET request directory traversal
| photochat-get-directory-traversal (40655) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SCI Photo Chat Server could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted GET request containing "dot dot" sequences using either forward slash or back slash characters (in the form of /../ or \..\) to traverse directories and download arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- SIMM-Comm SIMM-Comm, SCI Photo Chat Server 3.4.9 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Luigi Auriemma ADVISORIES, 19 Feb 2008, SCI Photo Chat Server at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/scichatdt-adv.txt.
- SIMM-Comm Web site, SCI Photo Chat 3.4.9 at http://www.simmcomm.ch/scichatinst/.
- BID-27872: SIMM-Comm SCI Photo Chat Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1169: Directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded HTTP server in SCI Photo Chat Server 3.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) or ../ (dot dot forward slash) in the GET command.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0614: SCI Photo Chat Server Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 19, 2008
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