First published: Mon Oct 22 2001(Updated: )
Directory traversal vulnerability in WebID in RSA Security SecurID 5.0 as used by ACE/Agent for Windows, Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows attackers to access restricted resources via URL-encoded (1) /.. or (2) \.. sequences.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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RSA SecurID | =5.0 |
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CVE-2001-1461 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow unauthorized access to restricted resources.
To fix CVE-2001-1461, upgrade RSA SecurID to a version that addresses this directory traversal vulnerability.
CVE-2001-1461 affects RSA SecurID 5.0 and its ACE/Agent for Windows implementations.
Directory traversal in CVE-2001-1461 refers to the technique that allows attackers to access files and directories stored outside the web root folder.
Yes, CVE-2001-1461 can be exploited remotely by an attacker using specially crafted URL-encoded requests.