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critical 9.8

CVE-2002-1484 in the critical feed json

DB4Web server, when configured to use verbose debug messages, allows remote attackers to use DB4Web as a proxy and attempt TCP connections…

published 2003-03-18 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1467

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.7%
EPSS 13.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

DB4Web server, when configured to use verbose debug messages, allows remote attackers to use DB4Web as a proxy and attempt TCP connections to other systems (port scan) via a request for a URL that specifies the target IP address and port, which produces a connection status in the resulting error message.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21801)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21801 DB4Web 3.4/3.6 - Connection Proxy remote, 2002-09-17
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5725 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • iss.net http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10136.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery

References

Sources

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