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CVE-2002-0879

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0879 describes a path traversal vulnerability in Gafware CFXImage versions 1.6.4 and 1.6.6, specifically within the showtemp.cfm component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the FILE parameter with ".." or "C:" style pathnames. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to potential information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking active exploitation intelligence from Metasploit or Nuclei, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite its age and public exploit, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gafware:cfximage:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gafware:cfximage:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21493 · May 29, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0328 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 23,690 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0256.html
iss.net / security_center/static/9196.php
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/4882
PatchVendor Advisory