CVE-2002-1744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CodeBrws.asp in Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to view source code and determine the existence of arbitrary files via a hex-encoded "%c0%ae%c0%ae" string, which is the Unicode representation for ".." (dot dot).

Published: 2005-06-21

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 65.2% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 0.65174.

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References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267945
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268065
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4525
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8853

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:56.384Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1744

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:59:54.420

Link: CVE-2002-1744

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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