CVE-2004-1857 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2004-1857?

CVE-2004-1857 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in setinfo.hts in HP Web Jetadmin 7.5.2546 allows remote authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the setinclude parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Web Jetadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1857 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-2004-1857 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1857 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2009-4182 Other in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2017-2742 A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Web Jetadmin before 10.4 SR2. High 7.5
• CVE-2004-1856 File upload in n/a Medium 5.0
• CVE-2012-2011 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 4.3
• CVE-2011-0278 Auth bypass in n/a Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-ph93-hcr9-mjxh.