CVE-2003-1172
Directory traversal vulnerability in the view-source sample file in Apache Software Foundation Cocoon 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers…
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the view-source sample file in Apache Software Foundation Cocoon 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apache cocoon 2.14/2.2 - Directory Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23282remote, multiplepublished 24 Oct 2003Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 30.8% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- apachecocoon-directory-traversal-bootini(13499) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/6W00L0U8KC.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 8883 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 10064 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2749 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23949 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1007993 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-1162 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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