CVE-1999-1180

O'Reilly WebSite 1.1e and Website Pro 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an argument to (1) args.cmd or (2) args.bat.

Published: 1999-02-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1180 is rated Moderate Risk (48.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.55%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1180

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-02 1.25% 1.55% +0.30%
2 2025-03-17 0.21% 1.25% +1.04%
3 2024-02-17 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1180

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1180

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-1999-1180

Solution: O'Reilly has corrected this issue in WebSite Professional 2.5, which is now available from: http://website.oreilly.com

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1180

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oreilly website 1.1e cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website:1.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oreilly website_pro <= 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oreilly website_pro 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website_pro:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oreilly website_pro 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oreilly:website_pro:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1180

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