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myServer 0.4.3 / 0.7 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Attempts to retrieve the path '/././..'

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

This web server is running myServer <= 0.4.3 or 0.7. This version contains
a directory traversal vulnerability, that permits remote users with
no authentication to read files outside the webroot.

You have to create a dot-dot URL with the same number of '/./' and '/../'
+ 1. For example, you can use :
/././..
/./././../..
/././././../../..
/./././././../../../..
etc...
or a long URL starting with ./././. etc.

More information : http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/339145

Solution : Upgrade to myServer 0.7.1 or later
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Author Paul Johnston paul@westpoint.ltd.uk, Copyright (C) 2003 Westpoint Ltd

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