CVE-2004-2478 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from the server via path traversal in the URL, affecting Jetty HTTP Server and dependent products.
- 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-2004-2478?
CVE-2004-2478 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Jetty HTTP Server, as used in (1) IBM Trading Partner Interchange before 4.2.4, (2) CA Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) before 3.11, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2478?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ca Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management, Ibm Trading Partner Interchange, Jetty Jetty Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2478?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2478 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-2004-2478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcvw-pw2f-v47r.