CVE-2001-0555

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ScreamingMedia SITEWare versions 2.5 through 3.1 allows a remote attacker to read world-readable files via a .. (dot dot) attack through (1) the SITEWare Editor's Desktop or (2) the template parameter in SWEditServlet.

Affected products

Screaming Media Siteware: through 3.1

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0165.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0166.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/795707
http://www.osvdb.org/13887
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2869
http://www01.screamingmedia.com/en/security/sms1001.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6689
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0165.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0166.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/795707
http://www.osvdb.org/13887
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2869

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