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TI-2000-00039 Aliases CVE-2000-0039GHSA-5p9q-hpm8-jw92

AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05917 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:altavista:search_intranet:2.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0bVulnerableAltavista
cpe:2.3:a:altavista:search_intranet:2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3aVulnerableAltavista
  • cpe:2.3:a:altavista:search_intranet:2.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b Vulnerable ·Altavista
  • cpe:2.3:a:altavista:search_intranet:2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3a Vulnerable ·Altavista

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0039
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p9q-hpm8-jw92

References

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Sources

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