Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.1.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Monkey HTTP Server 0.1.4 - File Disclosure EDB-21857 · remote · Sep 25, 2002 · verified
GitHub 1 repository
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Hirainsingadia/CVE-2002-2154 ★ 0 · May 6, 2025
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 5792 vdb-entry
- monkey-dotdot-directory-traversal(10188) vdb-entry
- 20020925 IIL Advisory: Reverse traversal vulnerability in Monkey (0.1.4) HTTP server mailing-list