MEDIUM
Verity Ultraseek before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the document root via an MS-DOS device name in the web search option, such as (1) NUL, (2) CON, (3) AUX, (4) COM1, (5) COM2, and others
Published May 6, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
Verity Ultraseek before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the document root via an MS-DOS device name in the web search option, such as (1) NUL, (2) CON, (3) AUX, (4) COM1, (5) COM2, and others.
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.
1.39% 0.01388
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01388
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 1, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01388) | 71.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01388) | 68.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 77.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 77.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 74.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00619) | 75.53th | 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/vulnwatch/2004-q2/0024.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020952.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108377388114888&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16066 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q2/0024.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020952.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108377388114888&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16066 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 6, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0050
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a