Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-0039

Title: AltaVista query.cgi directory traversal exposes files above document root

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2000-0039

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Dec 29, 1999

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

5.92%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-0039: AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.

Impacted Vendors

altavista 1

Reference Links

http://www.osvdb.org/15 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/896 http://www.osvdb.org/15 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/896

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-0039 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19694

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 29, 1999 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.