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medium 5.0

CVE-2001-0454 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in SlimServe HTTPd 1.1a allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (modified dot dot) in t…

published 2001-05-24 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0450

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in SlimServe HTTPd 1.1a allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (modified dot dot) in the HTTP request.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20663)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25933 WhitSoft SlimServe HTTPd 1.0/1.1 - Directory Traversal remote, 2001-03-04
  • EDB-20663 WhitSoft SlimServe ftpd 1.0/2.0 - Directory Traversal remote, 2001-02-28
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0532.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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