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Blog Torrent Remote Directory Traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Looks for a directory traversal vulnerability in Blog Torrent.

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

There is a remote directory traversal vulnerability in Blog Torrent,
a Web based application that permits users to host files for Bit Torrents.

A malicious user can leverage this issue by requesting files outside of
the web-server root directory with directory traversal strings such as
'../'. This would permit a successful attacker to view arbitrary files
that are readable by the web-server process.

More Information: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/383048
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 11795

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