CVE-2002-0261

Directory traversal vulnerability in InstantServers MiniPortal 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a ... (modified dot dot) in the GET command.

Published: 2002-05-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0261 is rated Moderate Risk (62.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.16%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.75% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0261

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 2025-03-17 0.41% 3.16% +2.75%
2 2024-12-17 0.47% 0.41% -0.06%
3 2023-03-07 0.47%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0261

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-2002-0261

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0261

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
instantservers_inc. miniportal <= 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:instantservers_inc.:miniportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0261

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