CVE-2004-1496 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Web Forums Server versions 1.6 and 2.0 Power Pack, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit this by injecting specific directory traversal sequences (e.g., "../" or encoded variations) into a URL. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only impacts confidentiality (reading files). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:minihttpserver.net:web_forums_server:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_power_packCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:minihttpserver.net:web_forums_server:2.0_power_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.