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Apache Cocoon Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10064
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Release Date:
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2003-10-24
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Last Update:
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2003-10-28
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Popularity:
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5,998 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Apache Cocoon 2.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apache Cocoon, which can be exploited by malicious users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to the sample "view-source" not performing proper validation on input supplied to the "filename" parameter. This can be exploited via a directory traversal attack to access arbitrary files on the system.
Example:
http://[victim]:8888/samples/view-source?filename=../../../[existing_file]
The vulnerability affects the following releases:
* Apache Cocoon version 2.1 before 22 Oct 2003 12:00
* Apache Cocoon version 2.2 (Development) before 22 Oct 2003 12:00
Change Page:
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