It has been reported that Simple Web Server fails to properly sanitize web requests. By sending a malicious web request to the vulnerable server, using directory traversal sequences, it is possible for a remote attacker to access sensitive resources located outside of the web root. This vulnerability has been reported for silentThought Simple Web Server version 1.0 for the Microsoft Windows platform.
It has been reported that Simple Web Server fails to properly sanitize web requests. By sending a malicious web request to the vulnerable server, using directory traversal sequences, it is possible for a remote attacker to access sensitive resources located outside of the web root. This vulnerability has been reported for silentThought Simple Web Server version 1.0 for the Microsoft Windows platform.