CVE-2004-1678 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in pdesk.cgi in PerlDesk allows remote attackers to read portions of arbitrary files and possibly execute…
published 2004-09-13 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1672
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.2%
- EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in pdesk.cgi in PerlDesk allows remote attackers to read portions of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary Perl modules via ".." sequences terminated by a %00 (null) character in the lang parameter, which can leak portions of the requested files if a compilation error message occurs.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/12512 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-24591)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-24591 PerlDesk Language Variable - Server-Side Script Execution webapps, 2004-09-13
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/12512 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11160 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
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secunia.com
/advisories/12512
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/11160
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/19712
vdb-entry
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=109509026406554&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-1678
- NVD CVE-2004-1678
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