CVE-2005-1366

pico_server <= 3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via CGI Script Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1366. PoCs published by Claus R. F. Overbeck.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a source code disclosure vulnerability in pServ. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose the source code of scripts in the 'cgi-bin' directory by sending a specially-crafted URI request.

Description

Pico Server (pServ) 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI scripts via "dirname/../cgi-bin" in a URL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Claus R. F. Overbeck · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25666

This is a writeup describing a source code disclosure vulnerability in pServ. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose the source code of scripts in the 'cgi-bin' directory by sending a specially-crafted URI request.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: pServ (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-011.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13638
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111625623909003&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0693
EPSS Percentile 93.3%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
pico_server/pico_server 3.0
pico_server/pico_server 3.0_beta_3
pico_server/pico_server 3.1
pico_server/pico_server 3.2
Published May 16, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026