CVE-2004-1568

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2004-1568 · Published 31/12/2004 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-1568 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting parachat server (parachat).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.5%, higher than 84.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
parachat server parachat	`= 5.5`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ParaChat Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%5C (hex-encoded dot dot) in the URL.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/1047.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/1063.html
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com/advisories/12678 · Exploit
securitytracker.com/id
osvdb.org/10436
securityfocus.com/bid/11272 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17541

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