Ibrow News Desk 1.2 newsdesk.cgi t path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ibrow News Desk 1.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file newsdesk.cgi. The manipulation of the argument t results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0231. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ibrow News Desk 1.2. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file newsdesk.cgi. The manipulation of the argument t with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in newsdesk.cgi in News Desk 1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. in the "t" parameter.

The weakness was presented 03/26/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0231. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10586 (News Desk newsdesk.cgi t Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), 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 10245 (Ibrow newsdesk.cgi File Disclosure Vulnerablility).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5898), Tenable (10586), SecurityFocus (BID 2172†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1924†). See VDB-16579 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 10586
Nessus Name: News Desk newsdesk.cgi t Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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12/30/2000 🔍
01/04/2001 +5 days 🔍
03/26/2001 +81 days 🔍
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09/04/2003 +892 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3955 days 🔍
10/07/2025 +4114 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16578
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X-Force: 5898 - Newsdesk.cgi allows read access to files
SecurityFocus: 2172 - Ibrow newsdesk.cgi File Disclosure Vulnerablility
Vulnerability Center: 1924 - Directory Traversal in Newsdesk.cgi in News Desk Server, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 16:22
Updated: 10/07/2025 18:22
Changes: 07/03/2014 16:22 (41), 05/12/2019 10:54 (28), 12/22/2024 19:45 (17), 10/07/2025 18:22 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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