CVE-2001-0231
Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
Directory traversal vulnerability in newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. in the "t" parameter.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.56%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/496064
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2172
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5898
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/496064
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2172
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5898
Raw JSON (NVD)
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