CVE-2000-1171 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.33% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| markus triska | cgiforum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Markus Triska CGIForum 1.0 - 'thesection' Directory Traversal | 2000-11-20 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0263.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1963
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5553
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0263.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1963
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5553
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