CVE-2004-1715 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 26 Feb 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in MIMEsweeper for Web, 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-2004-1715?

CVE-2004-1715 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers or local users to read arbitrary files via "..\\", "..\", and similar dot dot sequences in the URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clearswift Mimesweeper for Web.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1715 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-2004-1715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-99g5-8fv2-6cgr.