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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1238

CVE-2002-1238

Description

Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files via an HTTP request with a sequence of multiple / (slash) characters such as http://www.example.com///file/.

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Affected products

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  • Peter Sandvik/Simple Web Server2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:peter_sandvik:simple_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:peter_sandvik:simple_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.5.1
    • (no CPE)range: <=0.5.1

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