CVE-2004-0698

4D WebSTAR 5.3.2 and earlier allows local users to read and modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2004-07-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0698 is rated Low Risk (23.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0698

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 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.34% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0698

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0698

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0698

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
4d webstar 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4d webstar 5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:4d:webstar:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0698

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