CVE-2000-0912 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and potentially execute commands via the multi parameter in the MultiHTML CGI script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0912?
CVE-2000-0912 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MultiHTML CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary commands by specifying the file name to the "multi" parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jcs Web Works Multihtml.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2000-0912 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0912 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgm2-6pvq-chh4.