CVE-2000-0039 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.92% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-12-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| altavista | search intranet |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AltaVista Search Intranet 2.0 b/2.3 - Directory Traversal | 1999-12-29 |
References
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