CVE-2001-0626

O'Reilly Website Pro <2.5.4 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0626. PoCs published by Roberto Moreno.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a path disclosure vulnerability in O'Reilly & Associates Website Professional by requesting a malformed URL (/:/) to reveal the physical path of the root directory. The attack is trivial and relies on improper input handling by the server.

Description

O'Reilly Website Professional 2.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical path to the root directory via a URL request containing a ":" character.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Roberto Moreno · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20687

This exploit leverages a path disclosure vulnerability in O'Reilly & Associates Website Professional by requesting a malformed URL (/:/) to reveal the physical path of the root directory. The attack is trivial and relies on improper input handling by the server.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: O'Reilly & Associates Website Professional
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0236.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2488
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3839

Scores

EPSS 0.0702
EPSS Percentile 93.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
oreilly/website_professional < 2.5.4
Published Aug 22, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026