CVE-2002-1864

sws_simple_web_server 0.0.4-0.1.0 - Unauthenticated Directory Traversal via Dot-Dot Sequence

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1864. PoCs published by CwG GeNiuS, sinn3r, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/simple_webserver_traversal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Simple Web Server 2.3-RC1 by sending crafted HTTP requests with traversal sequences to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. It includes custom parsing logic to handle the server's non-standard HTTP responses.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." (dot dot) in an HTTP request.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
by CwG GeNiuS, sinn3r · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/simple_webserver_traversal.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Simple Web Server 2.3-RC1 by sending crafted HTTP requests with traversal sequences to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. It includes custom parsing logic to handle the server's non-standard HTTP responses.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Simple Web Server 2.3-RC1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Simple Web Server 2.3-RC1 running on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5662
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10070.php
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0047.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1777
EPSS Percentile 96.8%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
sws/sws_simple_web_server 0.0.3
sws/sws_simple_web_server 0.0.4
sws/sws_simple_web_server 0.1.0
sws/sws_simple_web_server 0.1.1
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026