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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-1568 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in ParaChat Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%5C (hex-encoded dot dot)…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1562

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in ParaChat Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%5C (hex-encoded dot dot) in the URL.

Exploit prediction

2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/12678/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11272 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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