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CVE-2004-2749

4.3 · MEDIUM

Directory traversal vulnerability in wra/public/wralogin in 2Wire Gateway, possibly as used in HomePortal and other product lines, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

Published Dec 31, 20042wireCWE-22EPSS 2.30%

Overview

CVE-2004-2749 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting 2wire homeportal. It was published on December 31, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wra/public/wralogin in 2Wire Gateway, possibly as used in HomePortal and other product lines, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the return parameter. NOTE: this issue was reported as XSS, but this might be a terminology error.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from 2wire. Update homeportal to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0179.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/10666Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1008798Refwww.osvdb.org/3683Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/9463Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14894Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0179.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/10666Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1008798Refwww.osvdb.org/3683

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2749?

CVE-2004-2749 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting 2wire homeportal. It was published on December 31, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-2749?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-2749?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from 2wire. Update homeportal to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2004-2749?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2004-2749 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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