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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Misc. >> Polipo Local Web Root Restriction Bypass Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Polipo Local Web Root Restriction Bypass Vulnerability |
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Checks for local web root restriction bypass vulnerability in Polipo Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server may expose files outside the local web root. Description : The remote host is running the Polipo caching web proxy. In addition to caching web pages, the software also functions as a web server for providing access to documentation, cached pages, etc. The built-in web server in the installed version of Polipo fails to filter directory traversal sequences from requests. By exploiting this issue, a possible hacker may be able to retrieve files located outside the local web root, subject to the rights of the userid under which Polipo runs. See also : http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=6845581&forum_id=36515 http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/CHANGES.text Solution : Upgrade to Polipo 0.9.9 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:C/A:N/I:N/B:C) Networks Security ID: 14970 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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