CVE-2001-0436

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

dcboard.cgi in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by uploading a Perl program to the server and using a .. (dot dot) in the AZ parameter to reference the program.

Affected products

Dcscripts Dcforum: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
Dcscripts Dcforum 2000: 1.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0269.html
http://www.dcscripts.com/FAQ/sec_2001_03_31.html
http://www.osvdb.org/3862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2611
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6392
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0269.html
http://www.dcscripts.com/FAQ/sec_2001_03_31.html
http://www.osvdb.org/3862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2611
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6392

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