CVE-2004-1496: Minihttpserver.net Web Forums Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Web Forums Server 1.6 and 2.0 Power Pack allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing (1) "..\" (dot dot backslash), (2) "../" (dot dot slash), (3) "/%2E%2E%5C" (encoded dot dot backslash), or (4) "%2E%2E%2F" (encoded dot dot slash).

Affected products

• Minihttpserver.net Web Forums Server: version 1.6 only; version 2.0_power_pack only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.