CVE-2001-1535

Slashcode 2.0 creates new accounts with an 8-character random password, which could allow local users to obtain session ID's from cookies and gain unauthorized access via a brute force attack.

Published: 2001-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1535 is rated Low Risk (27.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1535

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.35% +0.20%
2 2025-07-24 0.06% 0.15% +0.09%
3 2025-03-17 0.06%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1535

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1535

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1535

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2001-1535 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (slash), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 5, ignored 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2001-1535

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1535

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1535

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