MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Mar 9, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.56%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. in the "t" parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.56% 0.05558
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05558
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05558) | 92.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05558) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.46% (0.03463) | 86.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.32% (0.05316) | 83.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 3.46% (0.03463) | 86.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.13% (0.08131) | 91.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 21.64% (0.21643) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.52% (0.16516) | 95.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/496064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2172 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5898 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/496064 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2172 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5898 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 8, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0231
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a