T. Hauck Jana Server 1.45/1.46 - Hex Encoded Directory Traversal

Author: neme-dhc
type: remote
platform: windows
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date_added: 2001-05-07 
date_updated: 2012-08-26 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2001-0557;OSVDB-5779 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2703/info

It is possible for a remote user to traverse the directories of a host running Jana Server. Submitting a specially crafted URL using hex encoded 'double dot' sequences will reveal arbitrary directories. In addition to revealing directories, this vulnerability could enable a user to obtain the contents of files readable by the webserver user.

www.example.com/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/

www.example.com/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/filename