CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0523

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

eEye SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to bypass filtering of requests made to SecureIIS by escaping HTML characters within the request, which could allow a remote attacker to use restricted variables and perform directory traversal attacks on vulnerable programs.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks that allow access to restricted data and systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update eEye SecureIIS to the latest version and implement additional security measures against directory traversal attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

eEye SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to bypass filtering of requests made to SecureIIS by escaping HTML characters within the request, which could allow a remote attacker to use restricted variables and perform directory traversal attacks on vulnerable programs that would otherwise be protected.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS