CVE-2004-0072

Accipiter Direct Server 6.0 - Directory Traversal via Encoded Backslash Sequences

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-0072. PoCs published by Mark Bassett.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified Windows-based web server software. The vulnerability allows attackers to access files outside the web root directory using URL-encoded directory traversal sequences.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Accipiter Direct Server 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded \.. (backslash .., "%5c%2e%2e") sequences in an HTTP request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Mark Bassett · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23533

This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified Windows-based web server software. The vulnerability allows attackers to access files outside the web root directory using URL-encoded directory traversal sequences.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unspecified Windows-based web server software
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9389
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14198
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107392576215418&w=2
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0274.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/3433
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/10600

Scores

EPSS 0.0371
EPSS Percentile 88.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
accipiter/accipiter_direct_server 6.0
Published Feb 17, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026