CVE-2004-1838

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in xweb 1.0 allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.36% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory autistici.org Vendor Advisory osvdb.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107997946623770&w=2	mailing list
http://www.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/xweb1.0-adv.txt	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4460	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11186	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9937	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009514	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15567	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1838?: CVE-2004-1838 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1838?: To fix CVE-2004-1838, 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-2004-1838 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1838 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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