# CVE-2002-1224: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via a modified icon parameter in the KDE kpf utility, exposing sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cj8x-fpwc-j8jq

## What is CVE-2002-1224?

CVE-2002-1224 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Kde Kde, 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 kpf for KDE 3.0.1 through KDE 3.0.3a allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files as the kpf user via a URL with a modified icon parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kde Kde.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1224 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1224 exists.

Public exploit code:

- KDE 3.0.x - KPF Icon Option File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Kde Kde

- [CVE-2005-0011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0011/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0690/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1670/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-4512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4512/): Memory corruption in Konqueror (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2006-0019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0019/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1224 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1224 exists.

Affected product: Kde Kde. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1224

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.