CVE-2002-1079 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Abyss Web Server 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP GET request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.73% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| aprelium technologies | abyss web server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Abyss Web Server 1.0 - Encoded Backslash Directory Traversal | 2002-08-22 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0229.html
- http://www.aprelium.com/news/patch1033.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9940.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9941.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/3285
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5547
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0229.html
- http://www.aprelium.com/news/patch1033.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9940.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9941.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/3285
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5547
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