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CVE-2002-0185

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0185 describes a vulnerability in Apache mod_python versions 2.7.6 and earlier, where an indirectly imported module can be accessed through a published module. This allows remote attackers to invoke potentially dangerous functions from the imported module. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing for network-based attacks with low complexity and potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0417 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-0185

security flaw

Apr 5, 2002

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
iss.net / security_center/static/8997.php
modpython.org / pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/001991.html
Vendor Advisory
modpython.org / pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/002003.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-070.html
securityfocus.com / bid/4656