Guido Frassetto SEDUM HTTP Server 2.0 GET Request path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Guido Frassetto SEDUM HTTP Server 2.0 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in SEDUM HTTP Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the HTTP GET request.

The bug was discovered 02/04/2001. The weakness was shared 02/05/2001 by Joe Testa as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0199. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86074 (Guido Frassetto SEDUM HTTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6063), Exploit-DB (20608), SecurityFocus (BID 2335†), OSVDB (14797†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5928†).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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02/04/2001 🔍
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05/03/2001 +87 days 🔍
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03/15/2005 +111 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3397 days 🔍
03/11/2025 +3904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Joe Testa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0199 (🔍)
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X-Force: 6063 - SEDUM HTTP Server directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 2335 - Guido Frassetto SEDUM HTTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14797 - SEDUM HTTP Server Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 5928 - Directory Traversal in SEDUM HTTP Server 2.0, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 05:20 PM
Updated: 03/11/2025 04:00 AM
Changes: 07/03/2014 05:20 PM (67), 06/03/2019 09:29 AM (1), 11/12/2024 06:26 PM (17), 03/11/2025 04:00 AM (11)
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