CVE-2002-0544 describes a critical vulnerability in Aprelium Abyss Web Server versions prior to 1.0.3, where the administrative console password is stored in plaintext within the abyss.conf file. This allows local attackers with file access to easily gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability once exploited. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21367) for file disclosure exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aprelium_technologies:abyss_web_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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.