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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2000-0588 json

SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter, who…

published 2000-06-26 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0584

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.5%
EPSS 7.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter, whose contents SawMill attempts to parse as configuration commands.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20041)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20041 Flowerfire Sawmill 5.0.21 - File Access remote, 2000-06-26
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0271.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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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