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CVE-2002-1727

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1727 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in askSam Web Publisher versions 1 and 4, specifically within the as_web.exe and as_web4.exe components. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary script in a user's browser via a crafted URL. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:asksam_systems:asksam_web_publisher:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:asksam_systems:asksam_web_publisher:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21435 · May 5, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0426 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

online.securityfocus.com / archive/82/270970
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/9003
ifrance.com / kitetoua/tuto/5holes4.txt
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/4670
Exploit