CVE-2002-0708 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Reports Server of SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the affected system by sending specially crafted HTTP requests containing triple dot sequences. While the CVSS score is 5.0 (medium severity) with low attack complexity and no authentication required, its potential impact is limited to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, though public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community or media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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