CVE-2001-0555

ScreamingMedia SITEWare versions 2.5 through 3.1 allows a remote attacker to read world-readable...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

ScreamingMedia SITEWare versions 2.5 through 3.1 allows a remote attacker to read world-readable files via a .. (dot dot) attack through (1) the SITEWare Editor's Desktop or (2) the template parameter in SWEditServlet.

Exploit likelihood

15.0%Up 8.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2001-0555
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-0555
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0547 No score

Record: EUVD-2001-0547
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwp3-rx54-m69v No score

ScreamingMedia SITEWare versions 2.5 through 3.1 allows a remote attacker to read world-readable...

Record: GHSA-mwp3-rx54-m69v
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

screaming media siteware

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	SiteWare 2.5/3.0/3.1 Editor Desktop - Directory Traversal	2001-06-13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0555 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Screaming Media Siteware, published July 27, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.0%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.