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CVE-2000-1171

MediumPublished

Directory traversal vulnerability in cgiforum.pl script in CGIForum 1.0 allows remote attackers to ready arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the...

Published: May 7, 2001
Updated: Aug 8, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Nov 20, 2000

Primary CVSS

5.0/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

8.3%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 94.8%
Model date: Oct 11, 2026

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Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in cgiforum.pl script in CGIForum 1.0 allows remote attackers to ready arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the "thesection" parameter.

Sources

Markus Triska CGIForum 1.0 - 'thesection' Directory TraversalExploit
zorgon · cgi · Nov 20, 2000

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