CVE-2000-0187

EZShopper 3.0 - Arbitrary File Read and Command Execution via loadpage.cgi

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2000-0187. PoCs published by Zero X, suid.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a directory traversal vulnerability in the `loadpage.cgi` script by injecting relative path traversal sequences (./) to access the `/etc/passwd` file. The null byte (%00) is used to terminate the string early, bypassing file extension checks.

Description

EZShopper 3.0 loadpage.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack or execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Zero X · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/659

This exploit leverages a directory traversal vulnerability in the `loadpage.cgi` script by injecting relative path traversal sequences (./) to access the `/etc/passwd` file. The null byte (%00) is used to terminate the string early, bypassing file extension checks.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unknown CGI application (loadpage.cgi)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable CGI script accessible via web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by suid · bashremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19781

This exploit targets a directory traversal and command injection vulnerability in EZShopper's loadpage.cgi and search.cgi scripts. It leverages unchecked user input to execute arbitrary commands via pipe characters in the 'file', 'template', or 'database' parameters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EZShopper (perl-based E-Commerce software)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running EZShopper with vulnerable CGI scripts · Network access to the target web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1014
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-02/0356.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0853
EPSS Percentile 94.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
alex_heiphetz_group/ezshopper 3.0
Published Feb 27, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026