Accipiter Direct Server 6.0 HTTP Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Accipiter Direct Server 6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0072. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Accipiter Direct Server 6.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Accipiter Direct Server 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded \.. (backslash .., "%5c%2e%2e") sequences in an HTTP request.

The weakness was shared 01/09/2004 by Mark Bassett (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0072. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (14198), Exploit-DB (23533), SecurityFocus (BID 9389†), OSVDB (3433†) and Secunia (SA10600†). 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
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Mark Bassett
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21589
X-Force: 14198 - Accipiter Direct Server \
SecurityFocus: 9389 - Accipiter DirectServer Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 10600 - Accipiter AdManager Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3433 - Accipiter AdManager Arbitrary File Access

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 14:27
Updated: 08/20/2025 01:28
Changes: 10/15/2014 14:27 (55), 07/05/2017 09:02 (7), 08/20/2025 01:28 (23)
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