Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2001-1217?

Affected: Application Server (Oracle) versions 1.0.2. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2001-1217 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2001-1217 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2001-1217?

No public exploit code is known.

Is there a fix for CVE-2001-1217?

No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

How urgently should CVE-2001-1217 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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CVE-2001-1217

Medium

Directory traversal vulnerability in PL/SQL Apache module in Oracle Oracle 9i Application Server allows remote attackers to access sensitive information via a double encoded URL with ..

Published Dec 21, 2001 · Updated Apr 15, 2026

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2001-1217 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0 v2) affecting Application Server (Oracle).
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
EPSS estimates a 54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v2

5.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

54%

Higher than 99.0% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PL/SQL Apache module in Oracle Oracle 9i Application Server allows remote attackers to access sensitive information via a double encoded URL with .. (dot dot) sequences.

Affected Products

1 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Application ServerOracle	1.0.2	n/a

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Dec 21, 2001
Last updated
Apr 15, 2026

References

advisory20011221 Buffer Overflow in Oracle 9iAS (#NISR20122001)
patchoracle-appserver-modplsql-traversal(7728)
patchVU#758483
patch3727
otherhttp://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/modplsql.pdf

FAQ

Common Questions.

Directory traversal vulnerability in PL/SQL Apache module in Oracle Oracle 9i Application Server allows remote attackers to access sensitive information via a double encoded URL with ..
Affected: Application Server (Oracle) versions 1.0.2. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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