CVE-2001-0748 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files by prepending slashes to the URI in Acme Serve, affecting Cisco Secure ACS Unix.
- 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-2001-0748?
CVE-2001-0748 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Acme.Serve 1.7, as used in Cisco Secure ACS Unix and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by prepending several / (slash) characters to the URI.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0748?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acme Labs Acme Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0748?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0748 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-2001-0748 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0748 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f374-v37m-vrcw.