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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1178 · published 11 October 2002

CVE-2002-1178: Jetty http server vulnerability

Jetty · Jetty Http Server

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP request to the cgi-bin directory.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 9.5% · top 4.7%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
9.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP request to the cgi-bin directory.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jetty-announce/message/45 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358725813039&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10246.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5852 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0011.txt
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jetty-announce/message/45 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358725813039&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10246.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5852 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0011.txt

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.