CVE-2010-2263 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read source code or unparsed content of arbitrary files under the web root on Windows nginx servers by appending ::$DATA to the URI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2263?
CVE-2010-2263 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nginx 0.8 before 0.8.40 and 0.7 before 0.7.66, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain source code or unparsed content of arbitrary files under the web document root by appending ::$DATA to the URI.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2263?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Nginx.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2010-2263 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2263 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rq5-xfv5-vq54.