CVE-2004-1991 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Aldo's Web Server (aweb) 1.5 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an HTTP GET request.

Published: 2005-05-10

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aldostools:aldo\'s_web_server:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1983	Directory traversal vulnerability in Aldo's Web Server (aweb) 1.5 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an HTTP GET request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02934.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108360629031227&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11542
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/AldosWebserverMultipleVulns.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/5881
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10262
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16048

History

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Subscriptions

Aldostools Aldo\'s Web Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-10T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:07:49.303Z

Reserved: 2005-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1991

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-05-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:08:47.183

Link: CVE-2004-1991

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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