CVE-2002-1837 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can determine the existence of arbitrary directories via path traversal in the album parameter, leading to information disclosure.
- 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-2002-1837?
CVE-2002-1837 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1837?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ids Ids.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1837?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1837 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-2002-1837 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1837 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qf2-7vj7-p7mr.