myServer 0.7 GET path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in myServer 0.7. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument GET leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2516. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in myServer 0.7. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument GET 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 myServer 0.7 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via an HTTP GET command with a large number of "./" sequences followed by "../" sequences.

The weakness was shared 09/15/2004 by Arnaud Jacques (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2516 since 10/25/2005. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11851 (MyServer 0.4.3 / 0.7 Crafted Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10827), Exploit-DB (24600), Tenable (11851), SecurityFocus (BID 11189†) and OSVDB (10001†). The entry VDB-19882 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11851
Nessus Name: MyServer 0.4.3 / 0.7 Crafted Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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OpenVAS ID: 11851
OpenVAS Name: myServer 0.4.3 / 0.7 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/26/2003 +289 days 🔍
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09/15/2004 +346 days 🔍
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10/25/2005 +298 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3422 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Arnaud Jacques
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23399
X-Force: 10827
SecurityFocus: 11189 - MyServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 12561 - MyServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 10001 - MyServer Crafted Traversal Arbitrary File / Directory Access
SecurityTracker: 1011278
Vulnerability Center: 2225 - Directory Traversal in MyServer <= 0.4.3 via Dot-Dot Attack, Medium

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

Created: 03/09/2015 04:55 PM
Updated: 09/28/2025 05:13 PM
Changes: 03/09/2015 04:55 PM (81), 05/13/2019 12:52 PM (3), 09/28/2025 05:13 PM (19)
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