CVE-2002-1181

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative web pages for Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 through 5.1 allow remote attackers to execute HTML script as other users through (1) a certain ASP file in the IISHELP virtual directory, or (2) possibly other unknown attack vectors.

Published: 2002-11-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1181 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.41%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +27.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1181

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 12.10% 39.41% +27.31%
2 2025-12-28 21.20% 12.10% -9.10%
3 2025-12-27 — 21.20% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1181

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1181

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_information_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_information_services 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1181

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