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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2003-1499 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Bytehoard 0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the i…

published 2003-12-31 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1489

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Bytehoard 0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the infolder parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23261)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23261 Bytehoard 0.7 - File Disclosure webapps, 2003-10-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8850 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:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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