CVE-2001-1525 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the comments action in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify news.dat, template.dat and possibly other files via a ".." in the cid parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.51% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| easyscripts | easynews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | EasyNews 1.5 - NewsDatabase/Template Modification | 2001-12-01 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0000.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7657.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3643
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0000.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7657.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3643
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