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CVE-2002-1238
Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request…
High7.5EPSS 7.1%
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Description
Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.1% · top 5.8% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 6145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- simple-server-file-access(10563) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20021108 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02a: File Disclosure Vulnerability in Simple Web Server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- 20021108 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02a: File Disclosure Vulnerability in Simple Web Server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02a.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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Record last updated .