CVE-2002-0495

Exp

csSearch.cgi in csSearch 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the savesetup command and the setup parameter, which overwrites the setup.cgi configuration file that is loaded by csSearch.cgi.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0495 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.15%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0495

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21354 exploit_db edb 2002-03-26 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0495

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 2025-03-30 19.19% 15.15% -4.04%
2 2025-03-29 15.15% 19.19% +4.04%
3 2025-03-23 — 15.15% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0495

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0495

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0495

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cgiscript cssearch_professional <= 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript:cssearch_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0495

URL Tags
http://www.cgiscript.net/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=cgi.db&command=viewone&id=7 Product
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8636.php Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264169 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4368 Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
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