Product:
Mobile Web Server 1.5 (Windows Mobile and Desktop Version)

Platform:
Tested on Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2005 and Windows XP Sp2

Requirements:
Mobile device running Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Windows XP

Credits:
Seth Fogie
Airscanner Mobile Security
http://www.airscanner.com
09/04/2007 (Windows Mobile)

Risk Level:
High - Remote file view/download

Program Summary:
From the website: http://www.sphinx-soft.com/MWS/index.html

Your personal Mobile Web Server allows Web access to multimedia, presentations, digital photo albums, videos web pages and other files stored on USB flash, U3 smart drive, iPod, PocketPC, Smartphone or in a directory of your hard disk.

Vulnerability Details:
An attacker can break out of the designated web folder using /../.

e.g. http://www.target.com/../../

Workaround:
None.

Vendor Response:
Update available.

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