CVE-2002-0680 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on GoAhead Web Server via encoded dot-dot sequences in URLs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0680?
CVE-2002-0680 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL with an encoded / (%5C) in a .. (dot dot) sequence. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be REJECTED because it has been reported to be a duplicate of CVE-2001-0228.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0680?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Goahead Software Goahead Webserver, Montavista Software Hard Hat Linux, Orange Software Orange Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2002-0680 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0680 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vc5x-9m2r-pv7f.