CVE-2001-0733 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Embedded Perl (ePerl) versions 2.2.14 and earlier. A remote attacker can exploit the #sinclude directive by manipulating the 'sinclude' file to reference another file containing a nested #include directive, ultimately executing malicious code. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ralf_s._engelschall:eperl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ralf_s._engelschall:eperl:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ralf_s._engelschall:eperl:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ralf_s._engelschall:eperl:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ralf_s._engelschall:eperl:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.