vqSoft vqServer program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /........../ in the URL, a variation of a .. (dot dot) attack.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0240 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.10%). Core evidence: 2 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19815 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-03-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-06-15 | 4.24% | 5.10% | +0.86% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 5.68% | 4.24% | -1.44% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 5.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/270 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1067 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=4.1.20000321084646.0095c7f0%40olga.swip.net | |
| http://www.vqsoft.com/vq/server/faqs/dotdotbug.html | URL Repurposed |