4D WebSTAR 5.3.2 and earlier allows local users to read and modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Priority LOW 17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
4D WebSTAR 5.3.2 and earlier allows local users to read and modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00338 27th 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
| 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.3 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.4 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | 4D |
| cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.2 | Vulnerable | 4D |
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·4D
- cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·4D
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9v8-cj85-fcwj
References
Advisory 1
More 4D Webstar vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00636 Stack-based buffer overflow in the FTP service for 4D WebSTAR 5.3.2 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00066 The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00095 The SSL/TLS handshaking code in OpenSSL 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b, and 0.9.7c, when using Kerberos… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-00068 OpenSSL 0.9.6 before 0.9.6d does not properly handle unknown message types, which allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-01429 Buffer overflow in the Tomcat plugin in 4d WebSTAR 5.33 and 5.4 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-02971 Unspecified vulnerability in the Mailbox Server for 4D WebStar before 5.3.5 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2004-0698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9v8-cj85-fcwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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