CVE-2002-1238 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.08% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| peter sandvik | simple web server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Simple Web Server 0.5.1 - File Disclosure | 2002-11-08 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0065.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679016031857&w=2
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02a.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6145
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10563
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0065.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679016031857&w=2
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02a.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6145
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10563
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