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Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 05 2004 07:12PM
Wang Yun (wangyun188 hotmail com) (3 replies)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 12 2004 07:10PM
Bill Stoddard (bill wstoddard com)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 11 2004 12:49PM
Peter J. Holzer (hjp wsr ac at) (3 replies)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 13 2004 06:40PM
Axel Beckert - ecos gmbh (beckert ecos de)

RE: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 13 2004 12:31AM
Alun Jones (alun texis com) (1 replies)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter J. Holzer [mailto:hjp (at) wsr.ac (dot) at [email concealed]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 6:50 AM
>
> Right. On Unix "WEB-INF" and "WEB-INF.." are two different, legal file
> names. On Windows, trailing dots seem to be ignored, so "WEB-INF" and
> "WEB-INF.." are just two names for the same file. This also
> works if the
> filename already has an extension, so for example "foo.html" and
> "foo.html....." are the same file, too. I wonder whether that can be
> exploited, too: Get the contents of a CGI script by requesting
> "foo.cgi."?

It's been done before - certainly in IIS, there was a bug where getting a
"filename.asp." URL gave you the source of the ASP script. Same for
"filename.asp:$DATA".

Alun.
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RE: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 14 2004 04:11PM
J. (jeruvy shaw ca) (2 replies)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 17 2004 08:26PM
Peter J. Holzer (hjp wsr ac at)

RE: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 17 2004 05:47PM
Alun Jones (alun texis com)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 12 2004 06:25PM
Oliver Schneider (Borbarad gmxpro net) (1 replies)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 12 2004 09:46PM
André Malo (nd perlig de)

Re: Apache Http Server Reveals Script Source Code to Remote Users And Any Users Can Access The Forbidden Directory ("/WEB-INF/") Feb 09 2004 07:48PM
Dave Weis (djweis sjdjweis com)