MEDIUM
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL that contains (1) a hex-encoded backslash dot-dot sequence ("%5C..") or (2) a drive letter (such as "C:")
Published Dec 4, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.62%
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL that contains (1) a hex-encoded backslash dot-dot sequence ("%5C..") or (2) a drive letter (such as "C:").
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.
3.62% 0.03623
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03623
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 | 3.62% (0.03623) | 89.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03623) | 88.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.49% (0.08486) | 91.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.58% (0.05577) | 89.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.77% (0.01766) | 88.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 1.77% (0.01766) | 88.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01766) | 86.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01527) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0097.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109164010629836&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010850.html vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/#releasenotes x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8372 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16882 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0097.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109164010629836&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010850.html | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/#releasenotes | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=8372 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 4, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 4, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2628
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a