CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1242

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Un-CGI 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in an HTML form.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Un-CGI to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures such as input validation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in Un-CGI 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in an HTML form.

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