CVE-2003-0277

Happycgi.com Happymall <4.4 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0277. PoCs published by Julio Cesar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Happymall E-Commerce, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files on the system by manipulating the 'file' parameter in the URI. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input sanitization, enabling path traversal sequences like '../../'.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in normal_html.cgi in Happycgi.com Happymall 4.3 and 4.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the file parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Julio Cesar · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22592

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Happymall E-Commerce, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files on the system by manipulating the 'file' parameter in the URI. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input sanitization, enabling path traversal sequences like '../../'.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Happymall E-Commerce
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11987
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7559
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105276130814262&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0810
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
happycgi/happymall 4.3
happycgi/happymall 4.4
Published Jun 16, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026