CVE-2002-0037 describes a vulnerability in Lotus Domino Servers versions 5.x, 4.6x, and 4.5x, allowing attackers to bypass document access controls. By utilizing a specific Notes API call (NSFDbReadObject), an attacker can directly access a document's object, circumventing the intended Reader and Author access lists. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a significant risk. It is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is there publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Despite its age, the CVE has garnered some community discussion, with 10 mentions, primarily on GitHub.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino_server:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino_server:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.