CVE-2002-2144 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files outside the web root in BearShare by hex-encoding path separators.

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-2002-2144?

CVE-2002-2144 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in BearShare 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to read files outside of the web root by hex-encoding the "/" (forward slash) or "." (dot) characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2144?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Free Peers Bearshare.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2144 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-2002-2144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x358-wm7h-p4j2.

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