Answer in brief
CVE-2021-48017 records a High severity (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in OrbiTeam BSCW Server < 5.2.5 / 7.4.4 Path Traversal via bscw.cgi. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps OrbiTeam/BSCW Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps OrbiTeam/BSCW Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| OrbiTeam/BSCW Servergeneric | >=5.0.0 <5.2.5 || >=7.0.0 <7.4.4 | 5.2.5, 7.4.4 |
Published upstream
Oct 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 22, 2026
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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