CVE-2001-0436

HIGH 7.5CVE-2001-0436 · Published 02/07/2001 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2001-0436 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting dcforum (dcscripts), dcforum 2000 (dcscripts).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.4%, higher than 83.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dcforum dcscripts	`= 1.0= 2.0= 3.0= 4.0= 5.0= 6.0`	No fix yet
dcforum 2000 dcscripts	`= 1.0`	No fix yet

Description

dcboard.cgi in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by uploading a Perl program to the server and using a .. (dot dot) in the AZ parameter to reference the program.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0269.html · Exploit
dcscripts.com/FAQ/sec_2001_03_31.html · Exploit
osvdb.org/3862
securityfocus.com/bid/2611 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6392

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

dcforum

dcscripts

= 1.0= 2.0= 3.0= 4.0= 5.0= 6.0

No fix yet

dcforum 2000

dcscripts

= 1.0

No fix yet

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