CVE-2002-0922 describes a vulnerability in CGIScript.net csNews.cgi that allows remote attackers to access database files (default.db or default.db.style) through direct URL-encoded requests. Authenticated users can also perform administrative actions by manipulating a database parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and requires no authentication for information disclosure, but authentication is needed for administrative actions. The primary impact is confidentiality (information disclosure) and potential integrity (administrative actions). There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), and no Metasploit or Nuclei modules exist. However, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0_professionalCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.