jHTTPd Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Summary
The host is running jHTTPd and is prone to directory traversal vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to perform directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files on the affected application. Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaws are due to an error in validating backslashes in the filenames.
Affected
jHTTPd version 0.1a on windows.
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