CVE-2004-2061
RiSearch 1.0.01 and RiSearch Pro 3.2.06 allows remote attackers to use the show.pl script as an open proxy, or read arbitrary local files,…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 5.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
RiSearch 1.0.01 and RiSearch Pro 3.2.06 allows remote attackers to use the show.pl script as an open proxy, or read arbitrary local files, by setting the url parameter to a (1) http://, (2) ftp://, or (3) file:// URL.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB2 entries
- RiSearch 0.99 /RiSearch Pro 3.2.6 - show.pl Open Proxy Relay (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24326remote, cgipublished 27 Jul 2004Verified
- RiSearch 0.99 /RiSearch Pro 3.2.6 - show.pl Arbitrary File Access (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24327remote, cgipublished 27 Jul 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
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 | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 8266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 10812 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20040727 IRM 009: RiSearch and RiSearch ProPro are vulnerable to open FTP/HTTP proxy, directory listings and file disclosure vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1010788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 12173 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 8265 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- risearch-show-open-proxy(16817) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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-2004-2053 (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-2004-2061)Record last updated .