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Family: CGI abuses --> Category: attack
SAXoPRESS url Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Tries to retrieve a file using SAXoPRESS
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
The remote web server contains an application that is prone to
directory traversal attacks.
Description :
The remote host is running SAXoPRESS or Publicus, web content
management systems commonly used by newspapers.
The installation of SAXoPRESS / Publicus on the remote host fails to
validate user input to the 'url' parameter of the 'apps/pbcs.dll'
script. A possible hacker can exploit this issue to access files on the
remote host via directory traversal, subject to the rights of the
web server user id.
See also :
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430707/30/0/threaded
Solution :
Unknown at this time.
Threat Level:
High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)
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