CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1238

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to files that they would normally not have permission to access, potentially leading to the exposure of sensitive data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the server to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and implement additional access control mechanisms.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS