PT-1999-1695 · Matt Wright · Download.Cgi

Published 1999-09-09 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1377

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Matt Wright's download.cgi version 1.0

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by utilizing a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Recommendations: For Matt Wright's download.cgi version 1.0, consider restricting access to the f parameter to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability to input .. (dot dot) sequences in the f parameter to minimize the risk of arbitrary file reading.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1377

Affected Products

Download.Cgi

References · 2

• 🔥 http://pulhas.org/phrack/55/P55-07.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1377 · Security Note