CVE-2000-0240

CVSS 2.0 Score 5.0 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Mar 21, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0240 is a vulnerability affecting the vqServer program by vqSoft. This issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting a "....../" in the URL, which is a type of dot-dot-slash attack. An attacker can manipulate the URL to navigate to sensitive directories and access files that should not be publicly accessible, posing a significant risk to system security. This vulnerability can be exploited without requiring authentication, making it particularly dangerous. It is recommended that affected systems be patched as soon as possible to mitigate this threat.

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