CVE-2002-1483

DB4Web 3.4 and 3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1483. PoCs published by Stefan Bagdohn.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in DB4Web, allowing attackers to access arbitrary system files by crafting malicious URLs. Examples are provided for both Windows and Linux/Unix systems.

Description

db4web_c and db4web_c.exe programs in DB4Web 3.4 and 3.6 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request whose argument is a filename of the form (1) C: (drive letter), (2) //absolute/path (double-slash), or (3) .. (dot-dot).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Stefan Bagdohn · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21800

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in DB4Web, allowing attackers to access arbitrary system files by crafting malicious URLs. Examples are provided for both Windows and Linux/Unix systems.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DB4Web (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the DB4Web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10123.php
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0197.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5723
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0124.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0845
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
db4web/db4web 3.4
db4web/db4web 3.6
Published Apr 22, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026