VDB-16621 · CVE-2001-0202 · EDB 20612

Informs PicServer 1.0 GET Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Informs PicServer 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GET Request Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0202. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Informs PicServer 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was released 05/03/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0202. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20612) and SecurityFocus (BID 2339†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Informs

Name

PicServer

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

02/05/2001 🔍
05/03/2001 +87 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +4809 days 🔍
03/15/2025 +3908 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16621
SecurityFocus: 2339 - Informs PicServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 17:22
Updated: 03/15/2025 03:33
Changes: 07/03/2014 17:22 (48), 05/29/2018 10:26 (3), 03/15/2025 03:33 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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