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/
Published Nov 10, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.08%
Description
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/.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7.08% (0.07079) | 94.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.08% (0.07079) | 93.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.88% (0.03876) | 87.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.20% (0.05204) | 82.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.88% (0.03876) | 87.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.66% (0.01664) | 88.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 1.66% (0.01664) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02022) | 87.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0065.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679016031857&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02a.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6145 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10563 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0065.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103679016031857&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02a.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6145 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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