CVE-2001-0523

Public Exploit

Description

eEye SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to bypass filtering of requests made to SecureIIS by escaping HTML characters within the request, which could allow a remote attacker to use restricted variables and perform directory traversal attacks on vulnerable programs that would otherwise be protected.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.42%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0197.html	vendor advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6564	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0185.html	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6563	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0523?: CVE-2001-0523 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0523?: To fix CVE-2001-0523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0523 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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