LINBOX LIN:BOX allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, obtain sensitive information, or gain access via a direct request to admin…

published 2004-03-30 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1871

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.2%; EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

LINBOX LIN:BOX allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, obtain sensitive information, or gain access via a direct request to admin/user.pl preceded by // (double leading slash).

Patch / fix

links 2

secunia.com/advisories/11264 advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/10010 advisory

Timeline

2004-03-30 First public exploit (EDB-23897)
2004-03-30 Published

Exploit prediction

3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-23897 LinBit Technologies LINBOX Officeserver - Remote Authentication Bypass webapps, 2004-03-30
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/11264 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10010 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
websec.org http://www.websec.org/adv/linbit.txt.html 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

secunia.com /advisories/11264
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/10010
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
websec.org /adv/linbit.txt.html
exploit, vendor-advisory
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=108067245401673&w=2
mailing-list
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15677
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2004-1878
NVD CVE-2004-1878

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Summary