CVE-2001-0420

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in talkback.cgi program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the article parameter.

Affected products

Way To The Web Talkback: 1.1

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0128.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2547
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0128.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2547

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