dcboard.cgi in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by uploading a Perl program to the server and using a
dcboard.cgi in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by uploading a Perl program to the server and using a .. (dot dot) in the AZ parameter to reference the program.
- Published
- Jul 2, 2001
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.4% · 83th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dcscripts | dcforum | cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum |
| dcscripts | dcforum 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:dcscripts:dcforum_2000 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dcscripts dcforum1.0
- dcscripts dcforum2.0
- dcscripts dcforum3.0
- dcscripts dcforum4.0
- dcscripts dcforum5.0
- dcscripts dcforum6.0
- dcscripts dcforum 20001.0
Same product
dcscripts: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2001-0527DCScripts DCForum versions 2000 and earlier allow a remote attacker to gain additional privileges by inserting pipe symbols (|) and newlines41Plan
- CVE-2002-0226retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predictable new passwords based on a sessionID, which allows remote attackers to requ31Monitor
- CVE-2000-1132DCForum cgforum.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and delete the program itself, via a malformed "forum" varia28Monitor
- CVE-2001-0437upload_file.pl in DCForum 2000 1.0 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files without authentication by setting the az parameter to u21Monitor
- CVE-2005-4311Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DCForum 6.25 and earlier, and possibly DCForum+ 1.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.