Path Traversal in Microsoft Asp.net
CVE-2004-0847
The Microsoft .NET forms authentication capability for ASP.NET allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for .aspx files in restricted directories via a request containing a (1) "\" (backslash) or (2) "%5C" (encoded backslash), aka…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.740 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Asp.net — versions 1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0847?
- CVE-2004-0847 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Asp.net, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2004-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2004-0847?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2004-0847 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.