OReilly Website Professional 2.3.18/2.4.9 Request Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OReilly Website Professional 2.3.18/2.4.9 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-0066. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OReilly Website Professional 2.3.18/2.4.9. This affects an unknown part of the component Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebSite Pro allows remote attackers to determine the real pathname of webdirectories via a malformed URL request.

The weakness was shared 01/13/2000 by FIRST. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0066. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10303 (WebSite Pro Malformed URL Path Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86031 (O'Reilly WebSitePro Absolute Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 811.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3839), Tenable (10303), SecurityFocus (BID 932†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-477†). The entry VDB-17233 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10303
Nessus Name: WebSite Pro Malformed URL Path Disclosure
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 811
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP websitepro path access
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Sourcesinfo

Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0066 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0066
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15249
X-Force: 3839
SecurityFocus: 932 - Website Professional Directory Revealing Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 477 - Website Professional Directory Revealing Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 15:42
Updated: 10/19/2025 21:11
Changes: 06/23/2014 15:42 (67), 05/07/2019 07:55 (3), 10/19/2025 21:11 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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