# CVE-2011-0049: Directory traversal vulnerability in the \_list\_file\_get function in lib/Majordomo.pm in Majordomo 2 before 20110131 allows remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2011-02-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _list_file_get function in lib/Majordomo.pm in Majordomo 2 before 20110131 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help command, as demonstrated using (1) a crafted email and (2) cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr in the web interface.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0288
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46127
- https://sitewat.ch/en/Advisory/View/1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=628064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43125
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65113
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516150/100/0/threaded
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16103
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8061
- http://osvdb.org/70762
- https://bug628064.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=506481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16103
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/majordomo2_directory_traversal.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2011/CVE-2011-0049.yaml

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