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TI-2002-01484 Aliases CVE-2002-1562GHSA-wq97-jr7v-qwxf

Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virtual hosting, allows remote…

Priority LOW 28Published · 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 · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virtual hosting, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the Host: header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02812 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableAcme Labs
  • cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Acme Labs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1562
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq97-jr7v-qwxf

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2000-00359 Buffer overflow in Trivial HTTP (THTTPd) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00710 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in thttpd 2.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-01046 Multiple buffer overflows in htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b, and possibly other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2000-00890 Directory traversal vulnerability in ssi CGI program in thttpd 2.19 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04103 thttpd on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-01047 htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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