Peter Sandvik's Simple Web Server 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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/.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07079 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:peter_sandvik:simple_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.5.1 | Vulnerable | Peter Sandvik |
- cpe:2.3:a:peter_sandvik:simple_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Peter Sandvik
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wf4-xwv9-52f5
References
Sources
- CVE-2002-1238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1238 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wf4-xwv9-52f5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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