Joe Testa Hellbent 01 403 Error Page Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Joe Testa Hellbent 01. This affects an unknown part of the component 403 Error Page. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-2094. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joe Testa Hellbent 01. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component 403 Error Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Joe Testa hellbent 01 allows remote attackers to determine the full path of the web root directory via a GET request with a relative path that includes the root s parent, which generates a 403 error message if the parent is incorrect, but a normal response if the parent is correct.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2002. The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2094 since 08/05/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 347 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 86298 (Joe Testa Hellbent Relative Web Root Path Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7930), SecurityFocus (BID 3908†), OSVDB (19757†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14488†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-19737. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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01/18/2002 🔍
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12/31/2002 +347 days 🔍
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08/05/2005 +948 days 🔍
02/28/2007 +572 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +2716 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +4042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19736
X-Force: 7930
SecurityFocus: 3908 - Joe Testa hellbent Relative Web Root Path Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 19757 - Joe Testa - hellbent - Relative Web Root Path - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14488 - Joe Testa Hellbent Web Server Web Root Directory Disclosure, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 10:17
Updated: 08/30/2025 11:19
Changes: 08/06/2014 10:17 (60), 07/15/2019 23:13 (3), 08/30/2025 11:19 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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