CVE-2002-1525 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the ASTAware SearchDisk engine of Sun ONE Starter Kit.
- 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-2002-1525?
CVE-2002-1525 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in ASTAware SearchDisk engine for Sun ONE Starter Kit 2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack on port (1) 6015 or (2) 6016, or (3) an absolute pathname to port 6017.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1525?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Astaware Searchdisc, Sun Sunone Starter Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1525 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-2002-1525 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1525 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqp8-gm28-c2m6.