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CVE-2001-1525

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1525 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in easyNews versions 1.5 and earlier, specifically within its comments action. This flaw allows remote attackers to modify critical files like news.dat and template.dat by manipulating the "cid" parameter with directory traversal sequences. Rated 5.0 MEDIUM, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification. While not listed on KEV or Hot Lists, and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21168) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easyscripts:easynews:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21168 · Dec 1, 2001
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0251 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0000.html
Exploit
iss.net / security_center/static/7657.php
securityfocus.com / bid/3643
Exploit