What is CVE-2004-2214?

CVE-2004-2214 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mbedthis Appweb HTTP Server, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2004-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2004-2214?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mbedthis Appweb HTTP Server

CVE-2004-2214

Mbedthis AppWeb HTTP server before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via a URI with mixed case characters.

Published 2004-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mbedthis Appweb HTTP Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-178 — Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

References

www.osvdb.org/7391 (Patch, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.mbedthis.com/products/appWeb/doc/product/newFeatures.html (Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16638 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/12011 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/10673 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2214?: CVE-2004-2214 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mbedthis Appweb HTTP Server, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2004-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2004-2214?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.