Allaire Security Bulletin (ASB99-06)
   Netscape Servers for Win NT Exposure of Source Code with "%20"
   
   Originally Posted: May 19, 1999
   Last Updated: July 01, 1999
   
   Summary
   Netscape Enterprise (3.x) and OReilly (1.1x and 2.0x) Servers on
   Windows NT expose the ability to read the source code of CFML, Perl
   and other script files that are on a server. Netscape has indicated
   this problem on their web site. Similar to the issue described in
   Allaire Security Bulletin ASB99-03. This is not a result of the
   ColdFusion Server itself, but is an issue that can affect ColdFusion
   users. Allaire recommends that customers follow the instructions from
   their respective Web server vendor to address this issue.
   
   Issue
   A "%20" appended to a URL will yield the unprocessed source code of a
   script file rather than execute it as a script. For example,
   http://myserver/index.cfm%20 may yield the contents of the file
   itself, not the processed results of the file.
   
   Affected Software Versions
   
   Any ColdFusion Server (1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x.) running on Windows NT
   with:
     * Netscape 3.0
     * Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1
     * Netscape FastTrack 3.01
     * OReilly Website 1.1x
     * OReilly Website 2.0x.
       
   What Allaire is Doing
   This is not the result of Allaire products, so we recommend that
   customers reference the information available from their web server
   vendor. Netscape has addressed this issue at the following url:
   
   [4]http://help.netscape.com/products/server/enterprise/P186244-readme.
   html
   What Customers Should Do
   There is a patch available from Netscape to correct this problem. The
   patch is detailed at:
   
   [5]http://help.netscape.com/business/filelib.html#20
   
   The latest version of OReilly WebSite 2 (2.37) has also corrected this
   problem.
   
   Revisions
   June 14, 1999 OReilly Website added to Bulletin.
   May 19, 1999 -- Bulletin first created.
   
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   4. http://help.netscape.com/products/server/enterprise/P186244-readme.html
   5. http://help.netscape.com/business/filelib.html#20
   6. http://www.allaire.com/security
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