CVE-2001-1458

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2001-1458 · Published 15/10/2001 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2001-1458 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting groupwise (novell).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.0%, higher than 90.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
groupwise novell	`= 5.5= 6.0`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a request for /servlet/webacc?User.html= that contains "../" (dot dot) sequences and a null character.

References

online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/220667
support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2960443
foundstone.com/index.htm · Exploit
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341539 · US Government Resource
novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/features/a_webaccess_security_gw.html
securityfocus.com/bid/3436
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7287

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

groupwise

novell

= 5.5= 6.0

No fix yet

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