CVE-2002-1753 describes a critical vulnerability in CGIScript.net csNews Professional (csNewsPro) where the csNewsPro.cgi script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code. This is due to improper handling of the 'setup' parameter, which is directly processed by the Perl eval function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the KEV catalog or readily available exploit modules like Metasploit, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript:csnews_professional:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.