CVE-2002-1238

Public Exploit

Description

Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.88% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6145	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10563	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0065.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679016031857&w=2	mailing list
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02a.txt	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1238?: CVE-2002-1238 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1238?: To fix CVE-2002-1238, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1238 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1238 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.