MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in help.cgi in Ikonboard 2.1.7b and earlier allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .
Published May 24, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.33%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in help.cgi in Ikonboard 2.1.7b and earlier allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the helpon parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.1.7b
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
8.33% 0.08333
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08333
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.33% (0.08333) | 94.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.33% (0.08333) | 94.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03447) | 86.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.99% (0.05990) | 84.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03447) | 86.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00889) | 82.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 3.16% (0.03155) | 89.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.40% (0.04402) | 91.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0124.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2471 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6216 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0124.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2471 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 24, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0360
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a