CVE-2000-0176

Exp

The default configuration of Serv-U 2.5d and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the real pathname of the server by requesting a URL for a directory or file that does not exist.

Published: 2000-02-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0176 is rated Exploit Available (59.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.76%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0176

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0176

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 2025-03-30 0.85% 0.76% -0.09%
2 2025-03-29 0.76% 0.85% +0.09%
3 2025-03-17 0.76%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0176

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:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0176

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0176

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cat_soft serv-u 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat_soft serv-u 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat_soft serv-u 2.5a cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat_soft serv-u 2.5b cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat_soft serv-u 2.5c cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat_soft serv-u 2.5d cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0176

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