CVE-2002-0576 describes a path disclosure vulnerability affecting ColdFusion 5.0 and earlier on Windows systems. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending an HTTP request containing an MS-DOS device name, causing an error message that reveals the absolute pathname of .cfm or .dbm files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.