PT-2001-1673 · Perl · Perl Web Server

Published 2001-06-27 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0462

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Perl web server versions 0.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL. This is a directory traversal vulnerability.

Recommendations For versions 0.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 0.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0462

Affected Products

Perl Web Server

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20797 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2648 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0462 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0426.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6451 · Note