# CVE-2004-0281: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-24v9-cchp-66h8

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Caucho Technology Resin 2.1.12 - Directory Listings Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-44138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44138/): Path Traversal in Caucho Resin (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2965/): Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, does not properly handle unspecified characters in the names of variables (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2966/): Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, overwrites entries in SERVER superglobal array on basis of POST parameters (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2967/): Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin, does not properly implement the `==` operator for comparisons (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2969/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0281 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0281 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-2004-0281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0281/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0281
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0281
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0281

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