Heat-On HSWeb 2.0 /cgi/ Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Heat-On HSWeb 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /cgi/. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0200. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Heat-On HSWeb 2.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file /cgi/. 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. CVE summarizes:

HSWeb 2.0 HTTP server allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path of the server via a request to the /cgi/ directory, which will list the path if directory browsing is enabled.

The weakness was published 05/03/2001 by Joe Testa (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0200. 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 and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10606 (HSWeb HTTP Server /cgi Directory Request Path Disclosure (deprecated)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86079 (Heat-On HSWeb Web Server Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

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 (6061), Exploit-DB (20609), Tenable (10606), SecurityFocus (BID 2336†) and OSVDB (502†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10606
Nessus Name: HSWeb HTTP Server /cgi Directory Request Path Disclosure (deprecated)
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Timelineinfo

02/03/2001 🔍
05/03/2001 +88 days 🔍
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09/12/2002 +497 days 🔍
09/04/2003 +356 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3955 days 🔍
10/08/2025 +4115 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Joe Testa
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16620
X-Force: 6061
SecurityFocus: 2336 - Heat-On HSWeb Web Server Path Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 502 - HSWeb HTTP Server /cgi/ Directory Request Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 1928 - Physical Path Exposure of HSWeb 2.0 HTTP Server, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 17:21
Updated: 10/08/2025 04:08
Changes: 07/03/2014 17:21 (56), 10/13/2018 08:39 (10), 06/25/2021 14:38 (3), 07/18/2024 03:45 (24), 10/08/2025 04:08 (4)
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