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ID:4166 - Exploit for Path traversal in Webglimpse - CVE-2009-5114
ID:4166 - Exploit for Path traversal in Webglimpse - CVE-2009-5114
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44199
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-5114
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Webglimpse
Webglimpse
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in wgarcmin.cgi in WebGlimpse 2.18.7 and earlier. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the DOC parameter.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.