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IPCheck Server Monitor Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for directory traversal vulnerability in IPCheck Server Monitor

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server is prone to a directory traversal attack.

Description :

The remote host is running IPCheck Server Monitor, a network resource
monitoring tool for Windows.

The installed version of IPCheck Server Monitor fails to filter
directory traversal sequences from requests that pass through web
server interface. A possible hacker can exploit this issue to read
arbitrary files on the remote host subject to the rights under
which the affected application runs.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442822/30/0/threaded
http://www.paessler.com/ipcheck/history
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444227/30/0/threaded

Solution :

Upgrade to IPCheck Server Monitor version 5.3.3.639/640 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:N/A:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 19473

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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