CVE-2002-1178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP request to the cgi-bin directory.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 9.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jetty:jetty_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09455.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jetty-announce/message/45
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358725813039&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10246.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5852
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0011.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Jetty Jetty Http Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:27.872Z

Reserved: 2002-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-10-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:58:52.913

Link: CVE-2002-1178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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