CVE-2001-1525 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the comments action in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify news.dat, template.d…
published 2001-12-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1502
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the comments action in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify news.dat, template.dat and possibly other files via a ".." in the cid parameter.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21168)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21168 EasyNews 1.5 - NewsDatabase/Template Modification webapps, 2001-12-01
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3643 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0000.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:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/3643
vdb-entry, exploit
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0000.html
mailing-list, exploit
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/7657.php
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-1525
- NVD CVE-2001-1525
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