CVE-2001-1049 describes a critical vulnerability in Phorecast PHP script versions prior to 0.40, allowing remote attackers to include arbitrary files from external web sites by manipulating the 'includedir' variable in an HTTP request. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or readily available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential interest in its exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paul_m._jones:phorecast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.