CVE-1999-1083

Jana Proxy Web Server <1.45 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1083. PoCs published by Jason Lutz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Jana webserver, allowing attackers to access files outside the webroot using URL manipulation with multiple dots. The provided examples demonstrate the attack vectors but do not include executable code.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Jana proxy web server 1.45 allows remote attackers to ready arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Jason Lutz · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19540

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Jana webserver, allowing attackers to access files outside the webroot using URL manipulation with multiple dots. The provided examples demonstrate the attack vectors but do not include executable code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Jana webserver
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target webserver
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95730430727064&w=2
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/699

Scores

EPSS 0.0303
EPSS Percentile 85.9%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
t._hauck/jana_web_server 1.0
t._hauck/jana_web_server 1.45
t._hauck/jana_web_server 1.46
Published Oct 08, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026