CVE-2004-2628 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL that contains (1) a hex-encoded backslash dot-dot sequence ("%5C..") or (2) a drive letter (such as "C:").
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.62% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| acme labs | thttpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Acme thttpd 2.0.7 - Directory Traversal | 2004-08-04 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0097.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109164010629836&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010850.html
- http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/#releasenotes
- http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8372
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16882
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0097.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109164010629836&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010850.html
- http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/#releasenotes
- http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8372
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16882
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