CVE-2004-1678

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pdesk.cgi in PerlDesk allows remote attackers to read portions of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary Perl modules via ".." sequences terminated by a %00 (null) character in the lang parameter, which can leak portions of the requested files if a compilation error message occurs.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.10% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/12512	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19712	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11160	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109509026406554&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1678?: CVE-2004-1678 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1678?: To fix CVE-2004-1678, 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-2004-1678 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1678 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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