CVE-2000-0920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in BOA web server 0.94.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a modified .. (dot dot) attack in the GET HTTP request that uses a "%2E" instead of a "."

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 6.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa_webserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0907	Directory traversal vulnerability in BOA web server 0.94.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a modified .. (dot dot) attack in the GET HTTP request that uses a "%2E" instead of a "."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06558.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:60.boa.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0092.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001009
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5330

History

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Subscriptions

Boa Boa Webserver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:32.006Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0920

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0920

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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