CVE-2004-1878

LINBOX LIN:BOX - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Double Leading Slash

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1878. PoCs published by Martin Eiszner.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in LINBOX due to a design error, allowing unauthorized access to administration scripts via a specific URL request.

Description

LINBOX LIN:BOX allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, obtain sensitive information, or gain access via a direct request to admin/user.pl preceded by // (double leading slash).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Martin Eiszner · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23897

The exploit describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in LINBOX due to a design error, allowing unauthorized access to administration scripts via a specific URL request.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LINBOX (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11264
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.websec.org/adv/linbit.txt.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10010
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108067245401673&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15677

Scores

EPSS 0.0321
EPSS Percentile 86.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
linbit_technologies/linbox_officeserver
Published Mar 30, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026