ID:3763 - Exploit for Path traversal in Yaws and Debian Linux - CVE-2011-4350

 
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ID:3763 - Exploit for Path traversal in Yaws and Debian Linux - CVE-2011-4350

Published: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35034
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4350
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Yaws
Debian Linux

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

Yaws 1.91 has a directory traversal vulnerability in the way certain URLs are processed. A remote authenticated user could use this flaw to obtain content of arbitrary local files via specially-crafted URL request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.