CVE-2002-0738

MHonArc 2.5.2 and earlier does not properly filter Javascript from archived e-mail messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute script in web clients by (1) splitting the SCRIPT tag into smaller pieces, (2) including the script in a SRC argument to an IMG tag, or (3) using "&={script}" syntax.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0738 is rated Moderate Risk (56.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.14%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0738

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 1.55% 1.14% -0.41%
2 2025-03-29 1.14% 1.55% +0.41%
3 2025-03-17 1.14%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0738

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-2002-0738

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0738

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2002-0738 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mhonarc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-0738

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0738

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mhonarc mhonarc 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mhonarc:mhonarc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mhonarc mhonarc 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:mhonarc:mhonarc:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mhonarc mhonarc 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:mhonarc:mhonarc:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0738

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