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CVE-2001-0780

Directory traversal vulnerability in cosmicpro.cgi in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 allows remote attackers to gain sensi

Directory traversal vulnerability in cosmicpro.cgi in Cosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the SHOW parameter.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02338
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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cosmicperl directory proall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteCosmicperl Directory Pro 2.0 - Arbitrary File Disclosureverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 2793www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP directorypro.cgi accessweb-application-activity
snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP directorypro.cgi attemptweb-application-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD18 Oct 2001 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187182Vendor Advisory
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