CVE-2001-0561

Drummond Miles A1Stats < 1.6 - Directory Traversal via Dot-Dot Attack in CGI Scripts

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2001-0561. PoCs published by neme-dhc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in A1Stats CGI script. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access files outside the intended directory tree by using '/../' sequences in the querystring.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Drummond Miles A1Stats prior to 1.6 allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a '..' (dot dot) attack in (1) a1disp2.cgi, (2) a1disp3.cgi, or (3) a1disp4.cgi.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by neme-dhc · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20833

This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in A1Stats CGI script. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access files outside the intended directory tree by using '/../' sequences in the querystring.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: A1Stats CGI script
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the A1Stats CGI script
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by neme-dhc · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20832

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in A1Stats CGI script, allowing attackers to access sensitive files outside the intended directory via '/../' sequences in the querystring. It also mentions the potential to overwrite files by appending echo commands.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: A1Stats by Drummon Miles
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the A1Stats CGI script via a web browser or tool like curl
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by neme-dhc · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20831

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in A1Stats CGI script, allowing attackers to access sensitive system files via '/../' sequences in the querystring. It also mentions the potential to overwrite files by appending echo commands.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: A1Stats by Drummon Miles (versions unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the A1Stats CGI script via a web browser or HTTP client
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/6503
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471691
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0047.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2705

Scores

EPSS 0.1253
EPSS Percentile 95.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
drummond_miles/a1stats 1.0
drummond_miles/a1stats < 1.6
Published Aug 14, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026