CVE-2004-2516

myserver < 0.7 - Directory Traversal via HTTP GET with ./ and ../ Sequences

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2516. PoCs published by scrap.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in MyServer 0.7, where insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input allows access to files outside the web root. The example HTTP GET request demonstrates the traversal technique using repeated './' sequences.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in myServer 0.7 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via an HTTP GET command with a large number of "./" sequences followed by "../" sequences.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by scrap · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24600

The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in MyServer 0.7, where insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input allows access to files outside the web root. The example HTTP GET request demonstrates the traversal technique using repeated './' sequences.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: MyServer 0.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable MyServer instance
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17390
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12561
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/10001
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011278
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11189

Scores

EPSS 0.0838
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
myserver/myserver < 0.7
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026