CVE-2002-0459 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Board-TNK 1.3.1 and earlier, as well as Linux-Sottises News-TNK, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript through the WEB parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.6, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, high attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it's not listed in CISA KEV, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-sottises:board-tnk:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-sottises:news-tnk:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.