CVE-2001-0202 Picserver web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in an HTTP GET request.

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 2.8% Public exploit

Published: 2001-03-09 07:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 00:53
Exploit status: Public exploit available

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Description

Picserver web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in an HTTP GET request.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
informs picserver	= 1.0	No fix listed

References

20010205 Vulnerability in Picserver mailing-list vendor-advisory
2339 exploit vdb-entry vendor-advisory

CVSS v2.0

5.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 2.75% (percentile 86.4)
CWE: Not classified

Public exploit references

Metadata only. CVERadar never hosts or runs exploit code.

informs picserver 1.0 - Directory Traversal Exploit · Exploit Database (OffSec) · 2001-02-05