PALS Library System WebPALS 1.0 - pals-cgi Traversal Arbitrary File Read

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2372/info

A specially crafted URL composed of a known filename, will disclose the requested file residing on a machine running WebPALS. This vulnerability will also allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. 


http://target/cgi-bin/pals-cgi?palsAction=restart&documentName=url_to_file