CVE-2002-1417 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Novell NetBasic Scripting Server (NSN) for Netware 5.1/6 and Novell Small Business Suite 5.1/6. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating URLs with a "..%5c" sequence. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, as it permits unauthorized information disclosure (C:P) without requiring authentication (Au:N) and with low attack complexity (AC:L). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:small_business_suite:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:small_business_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.