# CVE-2004-1927: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can determine the existence of arbitrary files via directory traversal in the map feature, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **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:** 10 May 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-79jf-625m-7xjf

## What is CVE-2004-1927?

CVE-2004-1927 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the map feature (tiki-map.phtml) in Tiki CMS/Groupware (TikiWiki) 1.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the mapfile parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1927?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1927 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1927 exists.

Public exploit code:

- TikiWiki < 1.8.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- TikiWiki Project 1.8 - 'tiki-map.phtml' Traversal Arbitrary File / Directory Enumeration (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware

- [CVE-2008-3653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3653/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 2.0 have unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6529/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-4239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4239/): Path traversal in CMS Groupware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-0911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0911/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-34111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34111/): Tiki Wiki <= 15.1 ELFinder Unauthenticated File Upload RCE (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1927 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1927 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware, published on 10 May 2005. 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-2004-1927 exists.

Affected product: Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware. 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-2004-1927/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1927/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1927
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1927
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1927

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1927/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.