Directory traversal vulnerability in Roundup 0.6.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via ..
Directory traversal vulnerability in Roundup 0.6.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an @@ command in an HTTP GET request.
- Published
- Dec 31, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.9% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
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Report tools
Action score
23
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 8.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| roundup-tracker | roundup | cpe:2.3:a:roundup-tracker:roundup |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- roundup-tracker roundupup to 0.6.4 inclusive
- roundup-tracker roundup0.1.0
- roundup-tracker roundup0.1.1
- roundup-tracker roundup0.1.2
- roundup-tracker roundup0.1.3
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.0
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.1
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.2
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.3
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.4
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.5
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.6
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.7
- roundup-tracker roundup0.2.8
- roundup-tracker roundup0.3.0
- roundup-tracker roundup0.4.0
- roundup-tracker roundup0.4.1
- roundup-tracker roundup0.4.2
- roundup-tracker roundup0.5
- roundup-tracker roundup0.5.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | roundup | before 0.7.3 | 0.7.3 |
Same product
roundup-tracker: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-1475The xml-rpc server in Roundup 1.4.4 does not check property permissions, which allows attackers to bypass restrictions and edit or read rest26Monitor
- CVE-2025-53865In Roundup before 2.5.0, XSS can occur via interaction between URLs and issue tracker templates (devel and responsive).25Monitor
- CVE-2012-6133Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Roundup before 1.4.20 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML v24Monitor
- CVE-2024-39126Roundup before 2.4.0 allows XSS via JavaScript in PDF, XML, and SVG documents.21Monitor
- CVE-2024-39125Roundup before 2.4.0 allows XSS via a SCRIPT element in an HTTP Referer header.21Monitor
- CVE-2024-39124In Roundup before 2.4.0, classhelpers (_generic.help.html) allow XSS.21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI:roundup | 0.7.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2004-06-08 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-206 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7944 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) { return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- securitytracker.com/id?1010415
- sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=961511&group_id=31577&atid=402788
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-09.xml
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16350
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.