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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2002-0922 json

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain database files via a direct URL-encoded request to (1) default%2edb or (2) defau…

published 2002-08-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0913

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain database files via a direct URL-encoded request to (1) default%2edb or (2) default%2edb.style, or remote authenticated users to perform administrative actions via (3) a database parameter set to default%2edb.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21532)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21532 CGIScript.net csNews 1.0 - Double URL Encoding Unauthorized Administrative Access webapps, 2002-06-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4993 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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