Directory traversal vulnerability in BearShare 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to read files outside of the web root by hex-encoding the "/" (forward slash) or "." (dot) characters.

Directory traversal vulnerability in BearShare 2.2.2 and earlier allows a remote attacker to read certain files via a URL containing a series of . characters, a variation of the .. (dot dot) attack.