SeaNox Devwex 2002-05-20 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in SeaNox Devwex 2002-05-20. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-0946. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SeaNox Devwex 2002-05-20. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in SeaNox Devwex before 1.2002.0601 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

The bug was discovered 05/26/2002. The weakness was disclosed 06/08/2002 by Ueli Kistler (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0946. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86354 (Seanox DevWex File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.2002.0601 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9299), Exploit-DB (21530), SecurityFocus (BID 4978†), OSVDB (5048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6549†). The entry VDB-18881 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Devwex 1.2002.0601

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05/26/2002 🔍
06/08/2002 +13 days 🔍
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10/04/2002 +117 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +552 days 🔍
12/16/2004 +251 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3512 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ueli Kistler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18882
X-Force: 9299
SecurityFocus: 4978 - Seanox DevWex File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5048 - SeaNox Devwex Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 6549 - Directory Traversal in Seanox DevWex Windows Binary 1.2002.520 via Dot-Dot Attack, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:27
Updated: 09/10/2025 20:30
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:27 (62), 06/04/2019 08:41 (5), 07/06/2025 05:55 (21), 09/10/2025 20:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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