CVE-2001-0555: Screaming Media Siteware

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Screaming Media Siteware: up to and including 3.1

Published 2001-08-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.