CVE-2002-0288

Phusion Web Server 1.0 - Directory Traversal via Triple Dot Sequence

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2002-0288. PoCs published by Alex Hernandez, alt3kx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Phusion Webserver v1.0 by using triple-dot-slash sequences with HTTP-encoded variations to access files outside the webroot. It constructs a URL to fetch sensitive files like 'sam._' from the target system.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Phusion web server 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (triple dot dot) in the HTTP request.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alex Hernandez · perlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21292

This Perl script exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Phusion Webserver v1.0 by using triple-dot-slash sequences with HTTP-encoded variations to access files outside the webroot. It constructs a URL to fetch sensitive files like 'sam._' from the target system.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Phusion Webserver v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running Phusion Webserver v1.0 on Windows · Network access to the webserver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alex Hernandez · perlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21291

This Perl script tests for a directory traversal vulnerability in Phusion Webserver v1.0 by sending multiple HTTP requests with encoded traversal sequences to access 'cmd.exe' and execute a directory listing command. It checks for the presence of the word 'Directory' in the response to determine vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Phusion Webserver v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec STUB
by alt3kx · poc
https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2002-0288

The repository contains only a README with references to Exploit-DB entries for CVE-2002-0288 but no actual exploit code or technical details. It serves as a placeholder without functional PoC or analysis.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Phusion WebServer 1.0
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101408906001958&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4117

Scores

EPSS 0.0881
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
bbshareware.com/phusion_webserver 1.0
Published May 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026