Matt Wright Download.cgi 1.0 download.cgi f path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Matt Wright Download.cgi 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file download.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument f leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-1377. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matt Wright Download.cgi 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file download.cgi. The manipulation of the argument f 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. CVE summarizes:

Matt Wright's download.cgi 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.

The weakness was presented 09/09/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pulhas.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1377. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10171 (Mathew M. Wright download.cgi File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2201. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1007.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8279), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 1784†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3828†). See VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-15062 and VDB-15063 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2201
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Matt Wright download.cgi access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pulhas.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14828
X-Force: 8279
SecurityFocus: 1784
Vulnerability Center: 3828 - Matt Wright download.cgi Dot-Dot Directory Traversal Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 22:00
Updated: 04/19/2026 11:23
Changes: 06/21/2014 22:00 (66), 05/20/2019 08:04 (2), 10/20/2025 03:34 (20), 04/19/2026 11:23 (1)
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