VDB-17233 · CVE-2001-0626 · XFDB 3839

OReilly Website Professional up to 2.5.4 URL Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OReilly Website Professional up to 2.5.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. This manipulation with the input : causes information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-0626. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OReilly Website Professional up to 2.5.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input value : leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

O Reilly Website Professional 2.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical path to the root directory via a URL request containing a ":" character.

The weakness was presented 08/22/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0626. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86108 (O'Reilly Website Professional Web Directory 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 (3839), Exploit-DB (20687), SecurityFocus (BID 2488†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6670†). See VDB-15249 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

OReilly

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Website Professional

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2001 🔍
03/16/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/22/2001 +159 days 🔍
08/22/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/30/2004 +1226 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3477 days 🔍
10/05/2025 +4107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17233
X-Force: 3839 - Website Professional path disclosure
SecurityFocus: 2488 - Website Professional Web Directory Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6670 - Oreilly Software WebSite Professional 2.5.4 Allows Obtaining Information via URL, Medium

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

Created: 07/08/2014 15:10
Updated: 10/05/2025 16:37
Changes: 07/08/2014 15:10 (42), 05/28/2019 17:41 (21), 05/01/2025 19:41 (27), 10/05/2025 16:37 (3)
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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.