CVE-2002-1006 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer (Betsie) version 1.5.11 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary web scripts through the parserl.pl component. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating it can be exploited over a network with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21587) exists, suggesting proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bbc_education:betsie:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bbc_education:betsie:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bbc_education:betsie:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bbc_education:betsie:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bbc_education:betsie:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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