CVE-2004-0303
OWLS 1.0 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via absolute pathnames in (1) the file parameter in /glossaries/index.php,…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 3.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
OWLS 1.0 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via absolute pathnames in (1) the file parameter in /glossaries/index.php, (2) the filename parameter in /readings/index.php, or (3) the filename parameter in /multiplechoice/resultsignore.php, as demonstrated using /etc/passwd.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Fool's Workshop Owl's Workshop 1.0 - '/glossaries/index.php?File' Arbitrary File Access (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23725webapps, phppublished 18 Feb 2004Verified
- Fool's Workshop Owl's Workshop 1.0 - 'readings/index.php' Arbitrary File Access (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23726webapps, phppublished 18 Feb 2004Verified
- Fool's Workshop Owl's Workshop 1.0 - 'resultsignore.php' Arbitrary File Access (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23727webapps, phppublished 18 Feb 2004Verified
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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)
- 3.2% · top 12% 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.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 20040218 ZH2004-08SA (security advisory): OWLS 1.0 Remote arbitrary files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- owls-file-retrieval(15249) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=3973/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 9689 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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-2004-0303 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-0303)Record last updated .