CVE-1999-1250

Summary

CVE-1999-1250 is a vulnerability affecting the CGI program in the Lasso application by Blue World, which was used on WebSTAR and other servers. This issue allows remote attackers to access and read arbitrary files, potentially leading to sensitive data exposure. The flaw arises due to insufficient input validation in the application. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the affected server, thereby bypassing intended access controls and gaining unauthorized access to files. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to web servers that utilize the Lasso application and have not applied the necessary security patches.

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