CVE-2004-2749: Directory traversal vulnerability in wra/public/wralogin in 2Wire Gateway, possibly as used in HomePortal and

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MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2004-2749 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting homeportal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Directory traversal vulnerability in wra/public/wralogin in 2Wire Gateway, possibly as used in HomePortal and other product lines, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the return parameter. NOTE: this issue was reported as XSS, but this might be a terminology error.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.3% (top 17%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2004-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: 2wire

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2004-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

2wire homeportal DOWNGRADE

Affected: 100s · 100w · 1000 · 1000s · 1000sw · 1000w · 1500w

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 100s

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy homeportal || rpm -q homeportal || homeportal --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 100s (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison homeportal sudo apt install homeportal=<VERSION_BEFORE_100s> sudo apt-mark hold homeportal

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list homeportal sudo dnf downgrade homeportal-<VERSION_BEFORE_100s> sudo dnf versionlock add homeportal

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: 2WIRE HomePortal Series - Directory Traversal

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-2749?

homeportal: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-2749 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2749 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2004-2749 affect?

CVE-2004-2749 affects homeportal. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Directory traversal vulnerability in wra/public/wralogin in 2Wire Gateway, possibly as used in HomePortal and other product lines, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the return parameter. NOTE: this issue

How urgent is CVE-2004-2749?

Priority 41/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-4523 MEDIUM 5.0 DOWNGRADE MITIGATE The web-based management interface in 2Wire, Inc

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