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CVE-1999-1177
Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.9%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2055 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www-genome.wi.mit.edu/WWW/tools/CGI_scripts/server_publish/nph-publish (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/wwwsf4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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