CVE-2004-2507 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from the Linksys WVC11B camera via path traversal in main.cgi.

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-2004-2507?

CVE-2004-2507 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in main.cgi in Linksys WVC11B Wireless-B Internet Video Camera allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2507?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linksys Wvc11b.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2507 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-2004-2507 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2507 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mhv2-672p-f8h4.

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