CVE-2002-0998 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in cafenews.php for CARE 2002 before beta 1.0.02 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (…
published 2002-08-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0987
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in cafenews.php for CARE 2002 before beta 1.0.02 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and null characters in the lang parameter, which is processed by a call to the include function.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/5218 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/9552.php advisory
Exploit prediction
2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5218 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
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securityfocus.com
/bid/5218
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/9552.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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care2x.com
/modul.php?thispage=headlines&m_titel=NEWS&m_item=Headlines&lang=en
url-repurposed
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0128.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0998
- NVD CVE-2002-0998
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