Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in emumail.cgi for EMU Webmail 5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or script via the email address field.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1526 is rated Exploit Available (55.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Core evidence: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21878 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-09-29 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2025-12-09 | 0.69% | 0.56% | -0.13% |
| 2 | 2025-08-10 | 0.58% | 0.69% | +0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.58% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| emumail | emu_webmail | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emu_webmail:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0131.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10205.php | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5824 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |