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A vulnerability in EmbedThis GoAhead versions 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to exploit improper handling of path segments beginning with a dot ('.'). This flaw enables directory traversal, potentially leading to heap-based buffer overflows and application crashes, and may allow arbitrary code execution via specially crafted URIs.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit auxiliary module targeting a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2014-9707) in the Embedthis GoAhead Web Server v3.4.1. The module, written in Ruby, is designed to exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request containing a directory traversal sequence. This allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the server with the privileges of the web server process. The module allows the user to specify the file path and traversal depth, with a default target of '/etc/passwd'. If successful, the contents of the file are printed and saved locally. The module is operational and can be used to confirm and exploit the vulnerability on accessible GoAhead Web Server instances.
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