CVE-2001-0462 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Perl web server version 0.3 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by including ".." (dot dot) sequences in a URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and a potential impact of unauthorized information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-20797) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spencer_christensen:perl_web_server:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spencer_christensen:perl_web_server:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spencer_christensen:perl_web_server:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spencer_christensen:perl_web_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spencer_christensen:perl_web_server:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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