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[SA38477] Gefest Web Home Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Fri Feb 12 2010 - 19:57:10 CST


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TITLE:
Gefest Web Home Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38477

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38477/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Gefest Web Home Server, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information.

Input passed via HTTP requests is not properly verified before being
used to access files, which can be exploited to e.g. disclose the
content of files outside of the web root directory via directory
traversal attacks.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.2.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.2.
http://clearweb.org.ua/download_now.htm

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
MarkoT, Corelan Team

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Clear Web:
http://clearweb.org.ua/download_now.htm

Corelan Team:
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/forum/security-advisories/corelan-10-010-gefest-web-homeserver-directory-traversal/

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