Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-4350
Public exploit exists!
Yaws 1.91 has a directory traversal vulnerability in the way certain URLs are processed. A remote authenticated user could use this flaw to obtain content of arbitrary local files via specially-crafted URL request.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4350
21.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
Metasploit modules for CVE-2011-4350
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Yaws Web Server Directory Traversal
Disclosure Date: 2011-11-25First seen: 2020-04-26auxiliary/scanner/http/yaws_traversalThis module exploits a directory traversal bug in Yaws v1.9.1 or less. The module can only be used to retrieve files. However, code execution might be possible. Because when the malicious user sends a PUT request, a file is actually created, except no content is wr
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-4350
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
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NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-4350
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-4350
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4350
CVE-2011-4350Third Party Advisory
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/25/7
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- yaws -- Directory traversal flawMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650009
#650009 - yaws vulnerable to directory traversal using ..\\ - Debian Bug report logsThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4350
757181 – (CVE-2011-4350) CVE-2011-4350 yaws: Directory traversal flawExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2011-4350
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*