CVE-2000-0900

High CVSS 7.5

Published 2000-12-19 · last changed 2026-09-23

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0900, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Directory traversal vulnerability in ssi CGI program in thttpd 2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "%2e%2e" string, a variation of the .. (dot dot) attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0900

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P