Unscored severity · published Dec 31, 1999
CVE-1999-1177
Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a
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CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NP
Nph-publish · Lincoln D. Stein
through 1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1177
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1177
Patch
http://www-genome.wi.mit.edu/WWW/tools/CGI_scripts/server_publish/nph-publish
www.w3.org
http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/wwwsf4.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2055