CVE-2001-0038 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files by specifying drive letters in URLs, affecting Offline Explorer users.
- 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-2001-0038?
CVE-2001-0038 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Offline Explorer 1.4 before Service Release 2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the drive letter (e.g. C:) in the requested URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metaproducts Offline Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0038 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-2001-0038 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0038 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c929-49h9-7vjw.