CVE-2002-0278

Directory traversal vulnerability in Add2it Mailman Free 1.73 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the list parameter.

Published: 2002-05-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0278 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.76%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0278

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 1.96% 1.76% -0.19%
2 2025-03-19 2.63% 1.96% -0.68%
3 2025-03-17 2.63%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0278

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-2002-0278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
add2it mailman_free <= 1.73 cpe:2.3:a:add2it:mailman_free:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0278

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