CVE-2002-1654 describes a vulnerability in iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition and Netscape Enterprise Server 4.0 and 4.1, allowing remote attackers to bypass standard HTTP Basic Authentication. This is achieved through the "wp-force-auth" Web Publisher command, which provides an alternative authentication path. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
enterprise_4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:enterprise_4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
enterprise_4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:enterprise_4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.