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CVE-2001-15861 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in SimpleServer:WWW 1.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via encoded ..…

Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.4%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in SimpleServer:WWW 1.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via encoded ../ ("%2E%2E%2F%") sequences in a request to the cgi-bin/ directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2000-0664.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21039 SimpleServer:WWW 1.0.7/1.0.8/1.13 - Hex Encoded URL Directory Traversal · remote · 2001-07-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/56631 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2001/Jul/660 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securiteam.com /windowsntfocus/5TP0B1P4UK.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/3112 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • analogx.com /contents/download/network/sswww.htm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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