CVE-2002-0920 describes a vulnerability in CGIScript.net's csPassword.cgi, where it temporarily stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in a file named password.cgi.tmp during data modification. This flaw allows local users, and potentially remote attackers, to steal this temporary file and gain unauthorized privileges before it is processed. With a CVSS score of 5.1 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high access complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:cspassword:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.