# CVE-2003-1463: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote administrators can read arbitrary files and determine installation paths via absolute path traversal in the Name parameter.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:** 24 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2fv4-xh43-fr7c

## What is CVE-2003-1463?

CVE-2003-1463 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Alt-N Technologies WebAdmin 2.0.0 through 2.0.2 allows remote attackers with administrator privileges to (1) determine the installation path by reading the contents of the Name parameter in a link, and (2) read arbitrary files via an absolute path in the Name parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1463?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alt-N Webadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1463 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1463 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Alt-N WebAdmin 2.0.x - Remote File Viewing (exploitdb)
- Alt-N WebAdmin 2.0.x - Remote File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-4370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4370/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-0471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0471/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4620/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2005-0317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0317/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2005-0319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0319/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1463 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2007. 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-2003-1463 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-2003-1463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1463/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1463

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