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high 7.5

CVE-2000-1176 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in YaBB search.pl CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in…

published 2000-12-19 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-1161

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.7%
EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in YaBB search.pl CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the "catsearch" form field.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20387)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20387 YaBB 9.11.2000 - 'search.pl' Arbitrary Command Execution remote, 2000-11-07
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0110.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1921 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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