CVE-2004-0071 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in PHP Man Page Lookup, exposing sensitive system data.
- 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-2004-0071?
CVE-2004-0071 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in buildManPage in class.manpagelookup.php for PHP Man Page Lookup 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the command parameter ($cmd variable) to index.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0071?
How do I fix CVE-2004-0071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0071 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-2004-0071 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0071 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5g7r-cm4x-8j6q.