CVE-2002-1864 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Simple Web Server (SWS) versions 0.0.4 through 0.1.0, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files by including ".. " (dot dot) sequences in HTTP requests. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, enabling unauthorized information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, and it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.