Directory Traversal Vulnerability in F5 FirePass Remote Access Gateway

CVE-2007-0187

What is CVE-2007-0187?

The F5 FirePass remote access gateway is susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms. By leveraging techniques such as trailing null bytes, multiple leading slashes, Unicode encoding, and URL-encoded directory traversal, malicious actors can access restricted URLs and potentially expose sensitive information. This vulnerability highlights the importance of implementing robust input validation and filter mechanisms to safeguard against unauthorized access.

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