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CVE-2000-0900

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ssi CGI program in thttpd 2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "%2e%2e" string, a variation of the .. (dot dot) attack.

Affected products

• Acme Labs Thttpd: 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0025.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1737
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5313
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0025.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1737
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5313

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