Directory traversal vulnerability in Lotus Domino 5.0.5 web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. attack.

published 2001-02-12 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0009

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.3%; EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

Patch / fix

links 2

securityfocus.com/archive/1/155124 patch
securityfocus.com/bid/2173 advisory

Timeline

2001-01-05 First public exploit (EDB-20530)
2001-02-12 Published

Exploit prediction

9.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-20530 Lotus Domino Server 5.0.x - Directory Traversal (2) remote, 2001-01-05
EDB-20529 Lotus Domino Server 5.0.x - Directory Traversal (1) remote, 2001-01-15
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2173 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

securityfocus.com /archive/1/155124
mailing-list, patch
securityfocus.com /bid/2173
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/154537
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
osvdb.org /1703
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5899
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2001-0009
NVD CVE-2001-0009

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Summary