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CVE-2004-2617 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pegasi Web Server (PWS) 0.2.2 allows remote attackers to read files outside of the web root via a .. (…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2608

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pegasi Web Server (PWS) 0.2.2 allows remote attackers to read files outside of the web root via a .. (dot dot) directly after the initial '/' (slash) in the URI.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23802)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23802 Pegasi Web Server 0.2.2 - Arbitrary File Access remote, 2004-03-11
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/4254 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9847 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/11122 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • autistici.org http://www.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/pws0.2.2-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-03/0109.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

Sources

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