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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-1742 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in WebAPP 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the viewcat paramet…

published 2004-08-24 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1736

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in WebAPP 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the viewcat parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24408)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24408 Web-APP.Org WebAPP 0.8/0.9.x - Directory Traversal webapps, 2004-08-24
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/12373 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11028 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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