{"id":"CVE-1999-1005","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-1999-1005","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:59.076Z","title":"Groupwise web server GWWEB.EXE allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with .htm extensions via a ..","description":"Groupwise web server GWWEB.EXE allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with .htm extensions via a .. (dot dot) attack using the HELP parameter.","published":"1999-12-19T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:49:30.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["netscape/enterprise server","novell/groupwise"],"epss":{"score":0.07923,"percentile":0.94689,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"1999-12-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":19682,"kind":"exploit","title":"Netscape Enterprise Server / Novell Groupwise 5.2/5.5 - 'GWWEB.EXE' Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19682","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/novell/remote/19682.txt","file":"exploits/novell/remote/19682.txt","published":"1999-12-19","added":"1999-12-19","updated":"2012-07-08","author":"Sacha Faust Bourque","type":"remote","platform":"novell","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-1999-1005","OSVDB-3413"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/879/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94571433731824&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/3413","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/879","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94571433731824&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/3413","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/879","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1005","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}