Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0039 · published 29 December 1999

CVE-2000-0039: Altavista search intranet vulnerability

Altavista · Search Intranet

AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.9% · top 7.0%

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Search Intranet Altavista

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/896
http://www.osvdb.org/15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/896

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0039), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.