# CVE-2021-40349: e7d Speed Test (aka speedtest) 0.5.3 allows a path-traversal attack that results in information disclosure via the "GET /.." substring.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

e7d Speed Test (aka speedtest) 0.5.3 allows a path-traversal attack that results in information disclosure via the "GET /.." substring.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/e7d/speedtest/releases
- https://old.reddit.com/r/HackingTechniques/comments/poc55t/directory_traversal_bypass_on_e7d_speedtest/

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