OrbiTeam BSCW Server 5.x before 5.2.5 and 7.x before 7.4.4 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the style_name parameter of the theme operation. Attackers can send GET requests to /pub/bscw.cgi/<id>?op=theme with ../ sequences in style_name to read local files such as /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-22.
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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000
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| Description | OrbiTeam BSCW Server 5.x before 5.2.5 and 7.x before 7.4.4 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the style_name parameter of the theme operation. Attackers can send GET requests to /pub/bscw.cgi/<id>?op=theme with ../ sequences in style_name to read local files such as /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-22. | |
| Title | OrbiTeam BSCW Server < 5.2.5 / 7.4.4 Path Traversal via bscw.cgi | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-22T10:57:31.855Z
Reserved: 2026-10-14T20:25:29.144Z
Link: CVE-2021-48017
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-22T11:17:04.833
Modified: 2026-10-22T11:17:04.833
Link: CVE-2021-48017
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Updated: 2026-10-22T12:30:05Z
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