Vulnerability CVE-2007-5685
Published: 2007-10-28   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a combination of ".." and sub-directory specifiers that resolve to a pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Serverkit -> Shttp 

 References:
http://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz
http://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482797/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37455
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