CVE-2000-0782

Netwin Netauth <4.2e - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0782. PoCs published by Marc Maiffret.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Netwin Netauth. It explains how an attacker can append '../' sequences to the 'page' variable in a request to netauth.cgi to access arbitrary files on the system.

Description

netauth.cgi program in Netwin Netauth 4.2e and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Marc Maiffret · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20156

This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Netwin Netauth. It explains how an attacker can append '../' sequences to the 'page' variable in a request to netauth.cgi to access arbitrary files on the system.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Netwin Netauth
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the netauth.cgi endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5090
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://netwinsite.com/netauth/updates.htm
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1587

Scores

EPSS 0.0765
EPSS Percentile 93.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
netwin/netauth < 4.2
Published Oct 20, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026