vqSoft vqServer 1.9.9 on Windows URL path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in vqSoft vqServer 1.9.9 on Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input /........../ results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2000-0240. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in vqSoft vqServer 1.9.9 on Windows. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input value /........../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

vqSoft vqServer program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /........../ in the URL, a variation of a .. (dot dot) attack.

The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2000 by Nils (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0240. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10355 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.9.30 or 1.9.47 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1125.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4153), Exploit-DB (19815), Tenable (10355), SecurityFocus (BID 1067†) and OSVDB (270†). The entry VDB-15403 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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: 10355

OpenVAS ID: 10355
OpenVAS Name: vqServer web traversal vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vqServer 1.9.30/1.9.47
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Posted to Bugtraq on March 21, 2000 by Johan Nilsson . (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15402
X-Force: 4153
SecurityFocus: 1067 - vqSoft vqServer 1.9.9 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 270 - vqSoft VqServer URI Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 110 - vqSoft vqServer read files, Medium

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

Created: 06/24/2014 00:43
Updated: 06/15/2025 07:36
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:43 (70), 05/05/2019 00:21 (4), 10/08/2020 15:23 (1), 06/15/2025 07:36 (21)
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