CVE-2002-2269 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Webster HTTP Server, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system by including "../" sequences in a URL. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.4, indicating a high potential for impact with low attack complexity, as it allows for complete confidentiality compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. The EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webster:webster_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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.