CVE-2001-0214

Way-board - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via db Parameter Null Byte Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0214. PoCs published by cuctema.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Way-Board via a null byte injection in the 'db' parameter. The advisory explains how an attacker can read arbitrary files outside the web root by appending '%00' to a URL.

Description

Way-board CGI program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the filename in the db parameter and terminating the filename with a null byte.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by cuctema · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20629

This exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Way-Board via a null byte injection in the 'db' parameter. The advisory explains how an attacker can read arbitrary files outside the web root by appending '%00' to a URL.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Way-Board (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of target file paths
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2370
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0212.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0588
EPSS Percentile 92.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
way/way-board cgi
Published Jun 02, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026