CVE-2001-0615 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Faust Informatics Freestyle Chat server prior to 4.1 SR3 allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a specially crafted URL which includes variations of a '..' (dot dot) attack such as '...' or '....'.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.67% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| faust informatics | freestyle chat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | faust Informatics FreeStyle chat 4.1 sr2 - Directory Traversal | 2001-05-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0241.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/1841
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2776
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6601
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0241.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/1841
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2776
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6601
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