CVE-2002-1853 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyNewsGroups versions 0.4 and 0.4.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages by manipulating the subject of a newsgroup post, which is then improperly processed by several PHP scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement (partial impact to integrity). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community attention and media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely discussed or targeted vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:carlos_sanchez_valle:mynewsgroups:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:carlos_sanchez_valle:mynewsgroups:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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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.