CVE-2000-0670 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The cvsweb CGI script in CVSWeb 1.80 allows remote attackers with write access to a CVS repository to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.56% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-07-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cvsweb developer | cvsweb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CVSWeb Developer CVSWeb 1.80 - Insecure Perl 'open' Code Execution | 2000-07-12 |
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:37.cvsweb.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0178.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0196.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1469
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000015.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4925
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:37.cvsweb.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0178.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0196.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1469
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000015.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4925
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