Acme Labs thttpd 2.0.7 Beta 0.4 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Acme Labs thttpd 2.0.7 Beta 0.4. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2628. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Acme Labs thttpd 2.0.7 Beta 0.4 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL that contains (1) a hex-encoded backslash dot-dot sequence ("%5C..") or (2) a drive letter (such as "C:").

The weakness was shared 08/04/2004 by CoolICE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2628 since 12/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14229 (thttpd 2.0.7 Directory Traversal (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

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 (16882), Exploit-DB (24350), Tenable (14229), SecurityFocus (BID 10862†) and OSVDB (8372†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14229
Nessus Name: thttpd 2.0.7 Directory Traversal (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 14229
OpenVAS Name: HTTP Directory Traversal (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: CoolICE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2628 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2628
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23504
X-Force: 16882
SecurityFocus: 10862 - Acme thttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8372 - thttpd for Windows Remote Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 5129 - Directory Traversal in Thttpd Web Server Daemon, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 08/20/2025 01:28
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (73), 05/24/2019 11:02 (1), 08/20/2025 01:28 (23)
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