CVE-2002-0908

Cisco IDS Device Manager - Directory Traversal via HTTPS Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0908. PoCs published by Andrew Lopacki.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco IDS Device Manager, allowing remote users to access arbitrary files by appending '../' sequences to URLs. No actual exploit code is provided, only a description and example URL.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server for Cisco IDS Device Manager before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the HTTPS request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Andrew Lopacki · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21456

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco IDS Device Manager, allowing remote users to access arbitrary files by appending '../' sequences to URLs. No actual exploit code is provided, only a description and example URL.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Cisco IDS Device Manager
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable web interface
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9174.php
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0214.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4760

Scores

EPSS 0.0418
EPSS Percentile 89.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ids_device_manager 3.1.1
Published Oct 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026