Cross-site scripting vulnerability in eXtreme message board (XMB) 1.6x and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script as other XMB users by inserting the script into an IMG tag.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0316 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.74%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21300 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-02-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 4.57% | 8.74% | +4.17% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 7.86% | 4.57% | -3.29% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 7.86% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
XMB versions 1.9.8 and later were checked and are not vulnerable. Upgrades are available at https://www.xmbforum2.com/
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmb_software | xmb_forum | 1.6_pre-beta | cpe:2.3:a:xmb_software:xmb_forum:1.6_pre-beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |