Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0282. PoCs published by John P. McNeely.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a directory traversal vulnerability in Web+ e-commerce server's webplus CGI script. By manipulating the 'script' parameter, an attacker can read arbitrary files accessible to the webpsvr daemon.
Description
TalentSoft webpsvr daemon in the Web+ shopping cart application allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack on the webplus CGI program.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by John P. McNeely · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19842
This exploit leverages a directory traversal vulnerability in Web+ e-commerce server's webplus CGI script. By manipulating the 'script' parameter, an attacker can read arbitrary files accessible to the webpsvr daemon.
Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Web+ e-commerce server (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Access to the target web server · Knowledge of file paths on the target system
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1102
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
ftp://ftp.talentsoft.com/Download/Webplus/Unix/Patches/Webplus46p%20Read%20me.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0050.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0777
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
talentsoft/web\+
4
Published
Apr 12, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026