CVE-2001-1168

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyExplorer before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2F (modified dot dot) in the chemin 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: 3.45%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 89
Score date: 10/9/2026

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 (2)

Phpmyexplorer — Phpmyexplorer Classic Phpmyexplorer — Phpmyexplorer Multiuser

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show

{
  "id": "CVE-2001-1168",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 10,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2001-08-29T04:00:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0408.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0418.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0408.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0418.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyExplorer before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2F (modified dot dot) in the chemin parameter."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:55:43.017",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "27B1E61D-C1D5-4AF3-A7A7-5027995A230A"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "4B8CD4D7-3F34-48B3-9311-A82B0A57D452"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "4745A2F0-EBB2-4281-A9EC-16D9F4B46B65"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "F5020BE6-7BE5-44C8-BB1E-A43DB4174311"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "91208DE7-1F67-407B-984E-C32B8C2978C0"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "788ED5E9-6A92-4AEA-8556-F11A5C08295D"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "AF0943C4-F5E6-4F4D-9555-E3D76974606A"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_multiuser:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "95D46ACA-3359-4905-B108-16A905D58059"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}