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Vulnerability Assessment Details

AnalogX web server traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
%2E%2E/%2E%2E/file.txt

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to read arbitrary files on
the remote server by prepending %2E%2E/%2E%2E/
in front of the file name sent as a URL string to the
remote web server.

Solution : If you are using AnalogX SimpleServer:www,
upgrade to the latest version. If you are using another web
server, contact your vendor for a patch.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1508

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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