CVE-2002-1079

Abyss Web Server vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

4.7%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

Directory traversal vulnerability in Abyss Web Server 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP GET request.

Affected vendor

Aprelium Technologies

Affected product

Abyss Web Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published

2002-10-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-1079.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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