What is CVE-1999-1083?

CVE-1999-1083 is a vulnerability in T. Hauck Jana Web Server. Published 1999-10-08.

Is CVE-1999-1083 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in T. Hauck Jana Web Server

CVE-1999-1083

Directory traversal vulnerability in Jana proxy web server 1.45 allows remote attackers to ready arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published 1999-10-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

T. Hauck Jana Web Server — versions 1.0, 1.45, 1.46

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

marc.info/ (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/699 (Exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1083?: CVE-1999-1083 is a vulnerability in T. Hauck Jana Web Server. Published 1999-10-08.
Is CVE-1999-1083 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.