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medium 5.0

CVE-2004-2628 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary fil…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2619

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL that contains (1) a hex-encoded backslash dot-dot sequence ("%5C..") or (2) a drive letter (such as "C:").

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24350)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24350 Acme thttpd 2.0.7 - Directory Traversal remote, 2004-08-04
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010850.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8372 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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