CVE-2004-2121 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Borland Web Server (BWS) 1.0b3 and earlier allow remote attackers to read and download arbitrary files via (1) multi-dot "......" sequences, or (2) "%5c%2e%2e" (encoded "\..") sequences, in the URL.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.05% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| borland software | web server for corel paradox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | borland Web server for corel paradox 1.0 b3 - Directory Traversal | 2004-01-24 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107497413413907&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008840
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9486
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14948
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107497413413907&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008840
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9486
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14948
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