CVE-2002-1627

Directory traversal vulnerability in quiz.cgi for Mike Spice Quiz Me! before 0.6 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the quiz parameter.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1627 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.96%). EPSS rose +1.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1627

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 2025-12-27 0.59% 1.96% +1.36%
2 2025-03-30 0.53% 0.59% +0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1627

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1627

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1627

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mike_spice quiz_me 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mike_spice:quiz_me:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1627

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