CVE-2002-1006 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer (Betsie) 1.5.11 and earlier allows remote attack…
published 2002-10-04 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0995
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.4%
- EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer (Betsie) 1.5.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via parserl.pl.
Patch / fix
- iss.net/security_center/static/9468.php advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/5135 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21587)
- Published
Exploit prediction
4.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21587 BBC Education Betsie 1.5 - Parserl.pl Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2002-07-01
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5135 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/9468.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/5135
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
- bbc.co.uk /education/betsie/parser.pl.txt
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0002.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1006
- NVD CVE-2002-1006
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