CVE-2003-1172

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the view-source sample file in Apache Software Foundation Cocoon 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.25% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13499	vdb entry
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/6W00L0U8KC.html	patch exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8883	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/10064	third party advisory exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/2749	vdb entry
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23949
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007993	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1172?: CVE-2003-1172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1172?: To fix CVE-2003-1172, 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-2003-1172 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1172 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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