CVE-2001-0462

Perl Web Server 0.3 - Directory Traversal via URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0462. PoCs published by neme-dhc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Perl Web Server, allowing remote attackers to access files outside the ServerRoot via crafted HTTP requests. The example demonstrates retrieving /etc/passwd using relative path traversal.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Perl web server 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by neme-dhc · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20797

This is a technical writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Perl Web Server, allowing remote attackers to access files outside the ServerRoot via crafted HTTP requests. The example demonstrates retrieving /etc/passwd using relative path traversal.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Perl Web Server (experimental cross-platform web server)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the target's ServerRoot path · Network access to the vulnerable server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2648
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6451
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0426.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0355
EPSS Percentile 87.8%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.0.1
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.0.2
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.0.3
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.0.4
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.0.9
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.1
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.2
spencer_christensen/perl_web_server 0.3
Published Jun 27, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026