MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web handler for Perl 5.003 on Novell NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing "..%5c" (URL-encoded dot-dot backslash) sequences
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.03%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web handler for Perl 5.003 on Novell NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing "..%5c" (URL-encoded dot-dot backslash) sequences.
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.
17.03% 0.17031
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17031
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 | 17.03% (0.17031) | 96.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.03% (0.17031) | 96.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 88.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.97% (0.05975) | 89.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.49% (0.08489) | 87.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.97% (0.05975) | 89.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.90% (0.07897) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00575) | 77.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 32.44% (0.32442) | 96.30th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0202.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963307 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9915.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5522 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0202.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963307 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9915.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 5, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1437
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a