Cross-site scripting vulnerability in PowerBASIC urlcount.cgi, as included in Lil' HTTP web server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script in other web browsers via a request to urlcount.cgi that contains the script, which is not filtered when the REPORT capability prints the original request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1008 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.83%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21581 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-06-27 | 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 | 2025-07-07 | 3.17% | 3.83% | +0.66% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 4.28% | 3.17% | -1.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 4.28% | — |
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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| summit_computer_networks | lil_http_server | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:summit_computer_networks:lil_http_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| summit_computer_networks | lil_http_server | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:summit_computer_networks:lil_http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |