CVE-2001-0123 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in eXtropia bbs_forum.cgi 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack on the file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.91% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-03-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| extropia | bbs forum.cgi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | eXtropia bbs_forum.cgi 1.0 - Arbitrary Command Execution | 2001-01-07 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97905792214999&w=2
- http://www.extropia.com/hacks/bbs_security.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/3546
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2177
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5906
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97905792214999&w=2
- http://www.extropia.com/hacks/bbs_security.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/3546
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2177
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5906
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