Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1178

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP request to the cgi-bin directory.

Affected products

Jetty/Jetty HTTP Server
cpe:2.3:a:jetty:jetty_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.1.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/5852nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
groups.yahoo.com/group/jetty-announce/message/45nvdVendor Advisory
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10246.phpnvdVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0011.txtnvd

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