MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a request for /servlet/webacc?User.html= that contains "../" (dot dot) sequences and a null character
Published Apr 21, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.05%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a request for /servlet/webacc?User.html= that contains "../" (dot dot) sequences and a null character.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.05% 0.04050
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04050
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 90.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 89.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 73.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.51% (0.02506) | 89.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00977) | 84.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00982) | 83.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01236) | 83.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 79.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/220667 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2960443 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.foundstone.com/index.htm?subnav=resources/navigation.htm&subcontent=/resources/advisories_template.htm%3Findexid%3D12 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341539 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/features/a_webaccess_security_gw.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3436 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7287 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/220667 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2960443 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.foundstone.com/index.htm?subnav=resources/navigation.htm&subcontent=/resources/advisories_template.htm%3Findexid%3D12 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341539 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/features/a_webaccess_security_gw.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3436 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7287 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 21, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 21, 2005
Link CVE-2001-1458
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a