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CVE-2002-1178
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Medium5.0EPSS 9.5%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP request to the cgi-bin directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.5% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- jetty-cgiservlet-directory-traversal(10246) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0011.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jetty-announce/message/45 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 5852 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20021002 wp-02-0011: Jetty CGIServlet Arbitrary Command Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .