Directory traversal vulnerability in ldacgi.exe in IBM Tivoli Directory Server 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to view arbitrary fi…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2517

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.3%; EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in ldacgi.exe in IBM Tivoli Directory Server 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the Template parameter.

Patch / fix

links 6

www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IR52692 advisory
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IR53631 advisory
securitytracker.com/id?1010834 advisory
osvdb.org/8367 advisory
oliverkarow.de/research/IDS_directory_traversal.txt advisory
secunia.com/advisories/10347 advisory

Timeline

2004-08-02 First public exploit (EDB-24345)
2004-12-31 Published

Exploit prediction

9.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-24345 IBM Tivoli Directory Server 3.2.2/4.1 - LDACGI Directory Traversal remote, 2004-08-02
securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1010834 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/8367 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
oliverkarow.de http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/IDS_directory_traversal.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/10347 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1311.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

www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IR52692
vendor-advisory, patch
www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IR53631
vendor-advisory, patch
securitytracker.com /id?1010834
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
osvdb.org /8367
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
oliverkarow.de /research/IDS_directory_traversal.txt
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/10347
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1311.html
mailing-list, exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/10841
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/16850
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2004-2526
NVD CVE-2004-2526

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Summary