CVE-2004-0281 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can view sensitive contents of the WEB-INF directory via path traversal in Resin application server.

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-2004-0281?

CVE-2004-0281 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Caucho Technology Resin 2.1.12 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information and view the contents of the /WEB-INF/ directory via an HTTP request for "WEB-INF..", which is equivalent to "WEB-INF" in Windows.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0281?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Caucho Resin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0281 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-2004-0281 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0281 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24v9-cchp-66h8.

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