VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0303

OWLS 1.0 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via absolute pathnames in (1) the file parameter in /glossaries/index.php, (2) the filename parameter in /readings/index.php, or (3) the filename parameter in…

EXPLOIT ×3 ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.22%

Does this matter?

3 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 3.22% probability · 88th percentile
Public exploits: 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 February 2004
CISA KEV: Not listed
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (3)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-23727 source ↗	Fool's Workshop Owl's Workshop 1.0 - 'resultsignore.php' Arbitrary File Accessphp · G00db0y	webapps	18 February 2004	yes
EDB-23726 source ↗	Fool's Workshop Owl's Workshop 1.0 - 'readings/index.php' Arbitrary File Accessphp · G00db0y	webapps	18 February 2004	yes
EDB-23725 source ↗	Fool's Workshop Owl's Workshop 1.0 - '/glossaries/index.php?File' Arbitrary File Accessphp · G00db0y	webapps	18 February 2004	yes

References

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