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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0038 · published 16 February 2001

CVE-2001-0038: Metaproducts offline explorer vulnerability

Metaproducts · Offline Explorer

Offline Explorer 1.4 before Service Release 2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the drive letter (e.g. C:) in the requested URL.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% · top 11.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Offline Explorer 1.4 before Service Release 2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the drive letter (e.g. C:) in the requested URL.

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.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0078.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2084 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5728
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0078.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2084 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5728

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

5.0CVE-2000-0436Metaproducts offline explorer vulnerabilityMetaProducts Offline Explorer 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.EPSS 7.1%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0038), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.