CVE-2002-1178 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via directory traversal in Jetty's CGIServlet, requiring an upgrade to secure the server.
- 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-2002-1178?
CVE-2002-1178 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP request to the cgi-bin directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetty Jetty Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1178 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-2002-1178 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1178 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrv3-c2mh-pf7x.