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CVE-2015-5638
Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.7%
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- Updated
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- jpcert
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- JVNDB-2015-000136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBx_transferred
- JVN#65602714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- https://h2o.examp1e.net/vulnerabilities.html#CVE-2015-5638 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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