CVE-1999-0236
ScriptAlias directory in NCSA and Apache httpd allowed attackers to read CGI programs.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ScriptAlias directory in NCSA and Apache httpd allowed attackers to read CGI programs.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 25.79% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 September 1999
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/http server · illinois/ncsa httpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 25.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0236Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0236Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.