Directory traversal vulnerability in Mongoose 2.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8428 | exploit |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49878 | vdb entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502648/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34510 | vdb entry exploit |