CVE-2004-2617

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pegasi Web Server (PWS) 0.2.2 allows remote attackers to read files outside of the web root via a .. (dot dot) directly after the initial '/' (slash) in the URI.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.81% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory autistici.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15435	vdb entry
http://www.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/pws0.2.2-adv.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4254	exploit vdb entry patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-03/0109.html	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=359660	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9847	exploit vdb entry patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-03/0136.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/11122	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2617?: CVE-2004-2617 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2617?: To fix CVE-2004-2617, 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-2004-2617 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2617 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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