CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1952

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pico Server (pServ) 3.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands via a /./ (slash dot slash) before each .. (dot dot) sequence in the URL, which results in an incorrect directory depth count.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive system files and execute remote code, leading to full server compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Pico Server to a patched version or deploy WAF rules blocking /./.. sequences in URLs.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pico Server (pServ) 3.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands via a /./ (slash dot slash) before each .. (dot dot) sequence in the URL, which results in an incorrect directory depth count.

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