Directory traversal vulnerability in FileStorageUpload.ashx in SmarterMail 7.1.3876 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ../ (dot dot slash), (2) %5C (encoded backslash), or (3) %255c (double-encoded backslash) in the name parameter.
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.