Directory traversal vulnerability in YaBB search.pl CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack in the "catsearch" form field.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1176 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.72%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20387 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-11-07 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 2.37% | 5.72% | +3.35% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 5.50% | 2.37% | -3.13% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 5.50% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0110.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1921 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |