CVE-2004-1678
PerlDesk - Directory Traversal and Arbitrary File Read via Lang Parameter
Title source: llmExploitation 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)
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.