silentthought simple Web server 1.0 - Directory Traversal
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7888/info
It has been reported that Simple Web Server fails to properly sanitize web requests. By sending a malicious web request to the vulnerable server, using directory traversal sequences, it is possible for a remote attacker to access sensitive resources located outside of the web root.
This vulnerability has been reported for silentThought Simple Web Server version 1.0 for the Microsoft Windows platform.
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16 Nov 2012 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8