CVE-2002-1316

Exp

importInfo in the Admin Server for iPlanet WebServer 4.x, up to SP11, allows the web administrator to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dir parameter, and possibly allows remote attackers to exploit this vulnerability via a separate XSS issue (CVE-2002-1315).

Published: 2002-11-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1316 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.00%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1316

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1316

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 2025-12-05 1.35% 2.00% +0.65%
2 2025-03-30 3.27% 1.35% -1.92%
3 2025-03-29 3.27%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1316

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-2002-1316

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1316

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp2 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp3 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp4 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp5 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp6 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp7 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp8 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp9 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp10 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server 4.1_sp11 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:4.1_sp11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1316

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