Mongoose Slash Character Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:42051

Info

Mongoose Slash Character Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 42051
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-4535
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 28 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 28 2010 12:00AM
Credit: Dr_IDE
Vulnerable: Mongoose Mongoose 2.8
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mongoose Slash Character Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

Mongoose is prone to a remote file-disclosure vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to view the source code of files in the context of the server process, which may aid in further attacks.

This issue affects Mongoose 2.8; other versions may be vulnerable as well.

Exploit / POC

Mongoose Slash Character Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following example URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/index.html/
http://www.example.com/index.php/

References

Mongoose Slash Character Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability

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