CVE-2002-0921 describes a vulnerability in CGIScript.net's csNews.cgi script, allowing remote attackers to extract sensitive server information. By providing an invalid database to the viewnews command, error messages inadvertently disclose the full server pathname and other configuration details. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0_professionalCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
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.