CVE-2002-0946

SeaNox Devwex - Directory Traversal via Dot-Dot-Slash Sequences

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0946. PoCs published by Kistler Ueli.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Seanox DevWex, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting '..\' sequences into web requests. The PoC is a simple HTTP GET request that bypasses insufficient path filtering.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SeaNox Devwex before 1.2002.0601 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kistler Ueli · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21530

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Seanox DevWex, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting '..\' sequences into web requests. The PoC is a simple HTTP GET request that bypasses insufficient path filtering.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Seanox DevWex (Windows binary version)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable DevWex server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0056.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/5048
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.seanox.de/projects.devwex.php
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9299.php
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4978

Scores

EPSS 0.0376
EPSS Percentile 88.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
seanox/devwex 2002-05-20
Published Oct 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026