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PHP Rocket Add-in File Traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Looks for a directory traversal vulnerability in the PHP Rocket Add-in for FrontPage.

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

There is a vulnerability in the PHP Rocket Add-in for FrontPage
that permits a remote attacker to view the contents of any arbitrary
file to which the web user has access. This vulnerability exists
because the PHP Rocket Add-in does not filter out ../ and is therefore
susceptible to this directory traversal attack.

More Information: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3751

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 3751

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 H D Moore & Drew Hintz ( http://guh.nu )

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