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Re: Disable Parent Paths
From: gary () NEWSLETTERS COM (Gary Geisbert)
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:48:57 -0500
*snip* my question: What security hole/hack does this create if left enabled?. *snip*
That all depends on how well the box is already configured.. =/ However, one of the most notable problems is with Allow Parent Paths enabled, an ASP script using the FileSystemObject coupled with Server.MapPath(), can open up the source for scripts/files (or even worse, write something into the other scripts/files). This was illustrated in an advisory released by l0pht a few months ago, which used a script that IIS installs by default. It used the sample file (showcode.asp I believe) to open up files like global.asa, which could reveal database user/pass's as well as all sorts of information. Gary Geisbert =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Senior Systems Engineer gary () newsletters com Newsletters.com http://www.newsletters.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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