CVE-2002-0537 json
The admin.html file in StepWeb Search Engine (SWS) 2.5 stores passwords in links to manager.pl, which allows remote attackers who can acces…
published 2002-06-11 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0532
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The admin.html file in StepWeb Search Engine (SWS) 2.5 stores passwords in links to manager.pl, which allows remote attackers who can access the admin.html file to gain administrative privileges to SWS.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
3.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0148.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4503
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0148.html
mailing-list, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/8849.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0537
- NVD CVE-2002-0537
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