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CVE-2004-0050
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.4%
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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.
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)
- 1.4% · top 28% 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 (4)
- ultraseek-error-path-disclosure(16066) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040505 Corsaire Security Advisory - Verity Ultraseek path disclosure issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- 20040505 Corsaire Security Advisory - Verity Ultraseek path disclosure issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20040505 Corsaire Security Advisory - Verity Ultraseek path disclosure issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .