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CVE-2004-2478


Unspecified vulnerability in Jetty HTTP Server, as used in (1) IBM Trading Partner Interchange before 4.2.4, (2) CA Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) before 3.11, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-2478 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from ca, from ibm, from jetty organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ca unicenter_web_services_distributed_management ≤ 3.1 Yes
Application ibm trading_partner_interchange ≤ 4.2.2 Yes
Application ibm trading_partner_interchange 4.2.1 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 3.1.6 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 3.1.7 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.1.0 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.1.0_rc4 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.1.1 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.4 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.5 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.6 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.7 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.9 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.11 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.12 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.14 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.15 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.16 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.17 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.18 Yes
Application jetty jetty_http_server 4.2.19 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ca's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.