# CVE-2002-1422: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin privileges can create or delete arbitrary files via path traversal in FUDforum.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6w5j-8hjp-jhg4

## What is CVE-2002-1422?

CVE-2002-1422 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

admbrowse.php in FUDforum before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or delete files via URL-encoded pathnames in the cur and dest parameters.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1422?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ilia Alshanetsky Fudforum.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1422 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1422 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Ilia Alshanetsky FUDForum 1.2.8/1.9.8/2.0.2 - File Modification (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-2781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2781/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1421/): SQL injection vulnerabilities in FUDforum before 2.2.0 allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized database operations via (1) report.php (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2600/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-1423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1423/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1422 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1422 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1422 exists.

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-2002-1422/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1422/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1422
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1422
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1422

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