CVE-2002-0212

The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of valid usernames and makes it easier to conduct a brute force attack.

Published: 2002-05-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0212 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.59%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0212

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 0.74% 1.59% +0.85%
2 2025-03-30 0.77% 0.74% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.77% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0212

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0212

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0212

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4b cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0212

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