Directory traversal vulnerability in Mongoose 2.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.
Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE_INSTANCE
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
| Advisory | Patch | Confirmed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20090413 MonGoose 2.4 Directory Traversal Vulnerability | |||
| mongoose-directory-traversal(49878) | |||
| 8428 | |||
| 34510 |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (ID 22)
Related CAPEC 7
Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-ID 139)
Directory Traversal (CAPEC-ID 213)
File System Function Injection, Content Based (CAPEC-ID 23)
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic (CAPEC-ID 64)
Manipulating Input to File System Calls (CAPEC-ID 76)
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding (CAPEC-ID 78)
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding (CAPEC-ID 79)