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low 2.6

CVE-2002-1813 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8.2790 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs by specifyi…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1792

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.9%
EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8.2790 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs by specifying the program in the href attribute of a link.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21958)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21958 AOL Instant Messenger 4.8.2790 - Local File Execution remote, 2002-10-22
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0319.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6027 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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