CVE-2004-0578

WinGate 5.2.3 build 901 and 6.0 beta 2 build 942, and other versions such as 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via leading slash (//) characters in a URL request to the wingate-internal directory.

Published: 2004-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0578 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0578

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-11 0.76% 1.09% +0.33%
2 2025-08-14 0.39% 0.76% +0.37%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0578

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0578

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0578

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qbik wingate 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 6.0_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:6.0_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0578

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