CVE-2004-2121

Web Server For Corel Paradox vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

3.1%

EPSS pct

86th

Exploited

No known

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Borland Web Server (BWS) 1.0b3 and earlier allow remote attackers to read and download arbitrary files via (1) multi-dot "......" sequences, or (2) "%5c%2e%2e" (encoded "\..") sequences, in the URL.

Affected vendor

Borland Software

Affected product

Web Server For Corel Paradox

CVSS vector

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

Published

2004-12-31

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 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-2121

Confirm whether Borland Software Web Server For Corel Paradox is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-2121.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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