CVE-2004-1678

PerlDesk - Directory Traversal and Arbitrary File Read via Lang Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1678. PoCs published by Nikyt0x Argentina.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a server-side script execution vulnerability in PerlDesk, allowing execution of Perl scripts on the server filesystem or information disclosure via error messages. It provides example URLs to exploit the vulnerability.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pdesk.cgi in PerlDesk allows remote attackers to read portions of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary Perl modules via ".." sequences terminated by a %00 (null) character in the lang parameter, which can leak portions of the requested files if a compilation error message occurs.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Nikyt0x Argentina · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24591

The exploit describes a server-side script execution vulnerability in PerlDesk, allowing execution of Perl scripts on the server filesystem or information disclosure via error messages. It provides example URLs to exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: PerlDesk (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target server's CGI application
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12512
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19712
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11160
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109509026406554&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0718
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
logicnow/perldesk
Published Sep 13, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026