CVE-2001-1242 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Un-CGI version 1.9 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating HTML forms with ".." (dot dot) sequences. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:steve_grimm:un-cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:steve_grimm:un-cgi:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:steve_grimm:un-cgi:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:steve_grimm:un-cgi:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:steve_grimm:un-cgi:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.