CVE-2002-1008 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the urlcount.cgi script, specifically as integrated within the Lil' HTTP web server by Summit Computer Networks. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary web script in a victim's browser by crafting a malicious request to urlcount.cgi, which then reflects the unfiltered script in its output. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating ongoing awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:summit_computer_networks:lil_http_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:summit_computer_networks:lil_http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
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.