CVE-2002-1853 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyNewsGroups 0.4 and 0.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via t…
published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1832
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyNewsGroups 0.4 and 0.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the subject of a newsgroup post, which is not properly handled by (1) myarticles.php, (2) search.php, (3) stats.php, or (4) standard.lib.php.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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iss.net
/security_center/static/10238.php
vdb-entry, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/5836
vdb-entry, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/7177
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/293564
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1853
- NVD CVE-2002-1853
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