MEDIUM
newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via shell metacharacters
Published Mar 9, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.44%
Description
newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via shell metacharacters.
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.
1.44% 0.01440
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01440
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 72.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 69.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00961) | 74.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01908) | 89.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01908) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01908) | 86.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0042.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory |
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-2001-0232
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a