CVE-2004-0303

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OWLS 1.0 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via absolute pathnames in (1) the file parameter in /glossaries/index.php, (2) the filename parameter in /readings/index.php, or (3) the filename parameter in /multiplechoice/resultsignore.php, as demonstrated using /etc/passwd.

Published 2004-11-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.