CVE-2002-0705

The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter stores the "scwebusers" username and password file in a web-accessible directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain valid usernames and crack the passwords.

Published: 2002-10-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0705 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.45%). EPSS rose +1.48% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0705

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 0.97% 2.45% +1.48%
2 2025-09-16 1.07% 0.97% -0.11%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.07% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0705

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-2002-0705

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0705

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
surfcontrol superscout_web_filter 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
surfcontrol superscout_web_filter 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
surfcontrol web_filter 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
surfcontrol web_filter 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0705

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