CVE-2002-1042 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 31 Aug 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Windows-based iPlanet and Netscape web servers via directory traversal in the search engine.

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-2002-1042?

CVE-2002-1042 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1042?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Netscape Enterprise Server, Sun Iplanet Web Server, Sun One Application Server, Sun One Web Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1042 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-2002-1042 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1042 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jmq5-vh92-gvhq.