CVE-2001-1290

Active Classifieds Free Edition 1.0 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-1290. PoCs published by Igor Dobrovitski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets an origin validation error in Active Classifieds Free Edition, allowing unauthenticated administrative command execution. It overwrites a configuration file to inject Perl code that spawns a reverse shell on port 23456 when a specific cookie is supplied.

Description

admin.cgi in Active Classifieds Free Edition 1.0, and possibly commercial versions, allows remote attackers to modify the configuration, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary Perl code via the table_width parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Igor Dobrovitski · perlremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20982

This exploit targets an origin validation error in Active Classifieds Free Edition, allowing unauthenticated administrative command execution. It overwrites a configuration file to inject Perl code that spawns a reverse shell on port 23456 when a specific cookie is supplied.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Active Classifieds Free Edition
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running Active Classifieds Free Edition with vulnerable admin.cgi · Network access to the target web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2942
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6754
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0386.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/12326

Scores

EPSS 0.0649
EPSS Percentile 92.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
active_web_suite_technologies/active_classifieds 1.0
Published Jun 28, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026