CVE-2001-0523 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass SecureIIS filtering via HTML escaping to perform directory traversal and access restricted files.
- 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-2001-0523?
CVE-2001-0523 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0523?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Eeye Digital Security Secureiis, Eeye Digital Security Securells.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0523 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-2001-0523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-473v-8xrg-7236.