CVE-2001-0420 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the talkback.cgi program within way_to_the_web talkback. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'article' parameter with dot-dot-slash sequences. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential information disclosure. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not on the KEV catalog, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness of the issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:way_to_the_web:talkback:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.