# CVE-2004-0204: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read and delete arbitrary files via directory traversal in Crystal Reports web viewers, affecting multiple Microsoft and Business Objects products.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8gfg-jjvj-524x

## What is CVE-2004-0204?

CVE-2004-0204 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 11 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web viewers for Business Objects Crystal Reports 9 and 10, and Crystal Enterprise 9 or 10, as used in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager, Microsoft Business Solutions CRM 1.2, and other products, allows remote attackers to read and delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the dynamicimag argument to crystalimagehandler.aspx.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0204?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Bea Weblogic Server, Borland Software J Builder, Businessobjects Crystal Enterprise, Businessobjects Crystal Enterprise Java Sdk, Businessobjects Crystal Enterprise Ras, Businessobjects Crystal Reports, Microsoft Business Solutions Crm, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Visual Studio .Net.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0204 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0204 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Business Objects Crystal Reports 9/10 Web Form Viewer - Directory Traversal (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Bea Weblogic Server

- [CVE-2008-3257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3257/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0417/): BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 through 7.0 SP7, 8.1 through 8.1 SP5, 9.0, and 9.1, when using the WebLogic Server 6.1 compatibility realm, allows a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0640/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0098/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0681/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0204 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0204 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 11 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0204 exists.

Affected product: Bea Weblogic Server. 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-2004-0204/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0204/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0204
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0204
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0204

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