CVE-2002-1390 The daemon for GeneWeb before 4.09 does not properly handle requested paths, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1390 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-1390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1390 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2002-1390/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1390/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1390?
CVE-2002-1390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004.
Official description
The daemon for GeneWeb before 4.09 does not properly handle requested paths, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1390?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Geneweb Geneweb.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1390?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2002-1390 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1390 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1390, DSA-223, GHSA-xh9j-cgw9-fq25.