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CVE-2002-0733

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0733 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in thttpd versions 2.20 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary script into a 404 error message by requesting a nonexistent page with a malicious URL. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.20bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.20b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21422 · Apr 25, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0803 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 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

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vuln-dev/2002-q2/0155.html
Vendor Advisory
acme.com / software/thttpd
ifrance.com / kitetoua/tuto/5holes1.txt
iss.net / security_center/static/9029.php
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 5125
securityfocus.com / bid/4601
ExploitVendor Advisory