CVE-1999-1255 describes a configuration modification vulnerability in Hyperseek search engine products. Remote attackers can directly invoke the admin.cgi program with an edit_file action parameter, allowing unauthorized alteration of the Hyperseek configuration. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity and no authentication, resulting in partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ccs_network:hyperseek_search_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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