Spencer Christensen Perl Web Server 0.3 URL path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spencer Christensen Perl Web Server 0.3. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0462. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Spencer Christensen Perl Web Server 0.3 (Web Server). This issue affects an unknown function of the component URL 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 Perl web server 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2001. The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0462. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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 64 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 10750 (Perl Web Server Path 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 (6451), Exploit-DB (20797), SecurityFocus (BID 2648†), OSVDB (1802†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5920†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16877
X-Force: 6451 - Perl Web Server directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 2648 - Perl Web Server Path Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1802 - Perl Web Server - Path Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 5920 - Directory traversal in Perl Web Server <= 0.3, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:18
Updated: 10/06/2025 12:13
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:18 (61), 06/03/2019 11:15 (3), 12/23/2024 10:09 (27), 10/06/2025 12:13 (3)
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