CVE-2002-1178
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1178- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1162 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrv3-c2mh-pf7x No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CGIServlet for Jetty HTTP server before 4.1.0 allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rrv3-c2mh-pf7x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Jetty 3.1.6/3.1.7/4.1 Servlet Engine - Arbitrary Command Execution | 2002-10-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Jetty Http Server, published October 11, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.46%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.