CVE-2001-0289 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Joe text editor version 2.8. The editor insecurely searches the current working directory for its .joerc configuration file, allowing a local attacker to place a malicious .joerc file and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of another user who runs Joe from that directory. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for arbitrary command execution is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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