CVE-2011-0049

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _list_file_get function in lib/Majordomo.pm in Majordomo 2 before 20110131 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help command, as demonstrated using (1) a crafted email and (2) cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr in the web interface.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 91.27% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0288 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363726 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46127 vdb entry exploit
https://sitewat.ch/en/Advisory/View/1 url repurposed exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=628064 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/43125 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65113 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025024 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516150/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16103 exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8061 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/70762 vdb entry
https://bug628064.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=506481 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0049?
CVE-2011-0049 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0049?
To fix CVE-2011-0049, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0049 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0049 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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