# CVE-2004-2565: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in Sambar Server admin pages when IP restrictions are modified.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6p9-5hpx-q6qq

## What is CVE-2004-2565?

CVE-2004-2565 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Sambar Server 6.1 Beta 2 on Windows, and possibly other versions on Linux, when the administrative IP address restrictions have been modified from the default, allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via (1) a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to showini.asp, or (2) an absolute path with drive letter in the log parameter to showlog.asp.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2565?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sambar Sambar Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-2565 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2565 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Sambar Server 6.1 Beta 2 - 'showini.asp' Arbitrary File Access (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2000-0509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0509/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1286/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-1106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1106/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0128/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-1292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1292/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2565 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2565 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2565 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2004-2565/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2565/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2565
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2565
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2565

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