CVE-2005-1952 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and execute commands via directory traversal in Pico Server.

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-2005-1952?

CVE-2005-1952 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pico Server (pServ) 3.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands via a /./ (slash dot slash) before each .. (dot dot) sequence in the URL, which results in an incorrect directory depth count.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1952?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pico Server Pico Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1952?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1952 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-2005-1952 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vrm2-xvcc-qj32.

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