Old Skool is Still Cool
If you ever find yourself wondering if simple directory traversal vulnerabilities are still relevant in this day and age, go read about Fox News. It's unfortunate that we don't know, and probably won't know, how long this condition was present. Was it an initial configuration issue or the result of some update or change?
It's also a reminder why continuous configuration and vulnerability assessments are really a requirement. This condition's presence on the public Internet for even a few minutes presents a significant opportunity for compromise.
*UPDATE*
Apparently, just to make it interesting, the access gained with that user/pass provided 1.5 million names, phone numbers and email addresses.
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