[NT] pWins Perl Web Server Directory Transversal Vulnerability

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      pWins Perl Web Server Directory Transversal Vulnerability
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/pwins> pWins is a web server
    software based on Perl code, a vulnerability in the product allows remote
    attackers to access files that reside outside the normally bounding HTML
    root directory.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable systems:
     * pWins version 0.2.5

    Example:
    http://SomeWebServer/../../windows/repair/sam._

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:mattwagenknecht@hotmail.com>
    Matthew Wagenknecht.

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