CVE-2003-1280 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in cgihtml version 1.69, allowing remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files. This flaw is exploited by injecting ".. (dot dot)" sequences within multipart/form-data uploads. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, but only impacting integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.69CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eekim:cgihtml:1.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.