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CVE-2001-0748

Published: Apr 2, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
9.2%
Top 5.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Acme.Serve 1.7, as used in Cisco Secure ACS Unix and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by prepending several / (slash) characters to the URI.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
acme serveracme labs
Mixed
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
acme labscommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka acme labs thttpd, perlcal, acme server

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/acmeweb-acsunix-dirtravers-vuln-pub.shtml
cisco.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2809
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188141
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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