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CVE-2002-0148

57
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0148 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in a user's browser by injecting malicious code into HTTP error pages. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation, though it currently lacks active Metasploit/Nuclei modules or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
52.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21372 · Apr 10, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5295 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A81
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A92
cert.org / advisories/CA-2002-09.html
US Government Resource
cisco.com / warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtml
iss.net / security_center/static/8803.php
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/886699
US Government Resource
osvdb.org / 3339
securityfocus.com / bid/4486