Directory traversal vulnerability in Novell NetBasic Scripting Server (NSN) for Netware 5.1 and 6, and Novell Small Business Suite 5.1 and 6, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing a "..%5c" sequence (modified dot-dot), which is mapped to the directory separator
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.61%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Novell NetBasic Scripting Server (NSN) for Netware 5.1 and 6, and Novell Small Business Suite 5.1 and 6, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing a "..%5c" sequence (modified dot-dot), which is mapped to the directory separator.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 5.1
- 6.0
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:N/A:N
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 1, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.61% (0.16615) | 96.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.61% (0.16615) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 13.55% (0.13553) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.00% (0.16998) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.78% (0.22780) | 93.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 17.00% (0.16998) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.98% (0.21983) | 95.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.58% (0.11579) | 95.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 55.89% (0.55890) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.05% (0.92052) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0199.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963297 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9910.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5523 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0199.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963297 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9910.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5523 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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