CVE-2002-1445 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CERN Proxy Server (w3c cern_httpd). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in a user's browser by crafting a link to a non-existent page, whose name contains the malicious script, which is then reflected in the error page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21704), there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w3c:cern_httpd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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