CVE-2000-0941 in the critical feed json
Kootenay Web KW Whois 1.0 CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "whois" paramet…
published 2000-12-19 25 y ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2000-0928
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.5%
- EPSS 13.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Kootenay Web KW Whois 1.0 CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "whois" parameter.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20370)
- Published
Exploit prediction
13.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20370 Kootenay Web Inc whois 1.0 - Remote Command Execution remote, 2000-10-29
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1883 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/1883
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0420.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/5438
vdb-entry
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0419.html
mailing-list
- kootenayweb.bc.ca /scripts/whois.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0941
- NVD CVE-2000-0941
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