CVE-1999-1177

Published: Dec 31, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.

Affected (1)

Products: Lincoln D. Stein: Nph Publish

Lincoln D. Stein

1 product

Nph Publish

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Lincoln D. Stein Nph Publish	version ≤ 1.2

References (6)

http://www-genome.wi.mit.edu/WWW/tools/CGI_scripts/server_publish/nph-publish

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/wwwsf4.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2055

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-genome.wi.mit.edu/WWW/tools/CGI_scripts/server_publish/nph-publish

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/wwwsf4.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2055

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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