MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to determine the absolute path of the web document root via a request for a directory that does not exist, which leaks the pathname in an error message.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1454 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.72%). 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.83% | 1.72% | +0.88% |
| 2 | 2026-01-28 | 0.66% | 0.83% | +0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.66% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mywebserver | mywebserver | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:mywebserver:mywebserver:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0077.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102935720109934&w=2 | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9862.php | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5471 | Vendor Advisory |