CVE-2000-0332

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published May 3, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0332 is a vulnerability affecting the UltraBoard CGI scripts (UltraBoard.pl and UltraBoard.cgi) in UltraBoard 1.6. This issue permits remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the targeted system. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can manipulate a pathname string that includes ".." and ends with a null byte, thereby gaining unauthorized access to files that should be restricted. This security weakness poses a significant risk, particularly in web applications, as it may lead to the exposure of sensitive information.

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