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high 7.5

CVE-2002-2219 json

chetcpasswd.cgi in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.1 allows remote attackers to read the last line of the shadow file via a long user…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2198

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

chetcpasswd.cgi in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.1 allows remote attackers to read the last line of the shadow file via a long user (userid) field.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22111)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22111 CHETCPASSWD 1.12 - Shadow File Disclosure webapps, 2002-12-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6472 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securiteam.com http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6C00N0K6AO.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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