full-disclosure - Vulnerability in sourceforge.net

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From: boklm at mars-attacks.org (nicolas vigier)
Subject: Vulnerability in sourceforge.net

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, Todd Towles wrote:

> I don't think it is big either, but I don't have an account on
> soundforge.net - therefore I was unaware of limited access this would give
> you. But if they need to correct it, then it is a small vulnerability
> (mis-configuration or whatever). 

It's not a mis-configuration, this does not allow you to look at any
secret file, only the files that the user nobody can read.

> <rant> Directory Traversals are pretty public are one of the vulnerabilities
> that should teach people to lock down the services on exposed servers. Why
> should your SQL or Web server run as SYSTEM (or root) when it works fine in
> a more limited user? Why take the chance. </rant>

On sourceforge it's running as "nobody" (it would be a little better if
they created an account for that).