CVE-2002-0524

ASP-Nuke RC2 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the absolute path of the server by (1) calling database-inc.asp with incorrect cookies, or (2) calling Post.asp with certain arguments, which leak the pathname in an error message.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0524 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0524

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 2.30% 1.88% -0.41%
2 2025-07-29 1.45% 2.30% +0.85%
3 2025-04-23 1.45%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0524

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0524

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0524

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asp-nuke asp-nuke rc1 cpe:2.3:a:asp-nuke:asp-nuke:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asp-nuke asp-nuke rc2 cpe:2.3:a:asp-nuke:asp-nuke:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0524

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