CVE-2002-1856 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in HP Application Server 8.0 running on Windows. Remote attackers can exploit this by appending a trailing dot to a request for the WEB-INF directory, allowing them to retrieve sensitive files such as Java class files and configuration information. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:application_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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