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CVE-2010-10012: httpdASM 0.92 Path Traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in httpdasm version 0.92, a lightweight Windows HTTP server, that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the host system. By sending a specially crafted GET request containing a sequence of URL-encoded backslashes and directory traversal patterns, an attacker can escape the web root and access sensitive files outside of the intended directory.

Affected products

• Japheth httpdasm: 0.92

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/httpdasm_directory_traversal.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15861
• https://www.japheth.de/httpdASM.html
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/httpasm-path-traversal

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