CVE-2002-1654

Exp

iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition and Netscape Enterprise Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP Basic Authentication via the wp-force-auth Web Publisher command, which provides a distinct attack vector and may make it easier to conduct brute force password guessing without detection.

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-2002-1654 is rated High Exploit Risk (74/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.85%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2002-1654

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1654

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 1.78% 1.85% +0.07%
2 2025-03-30 2.04% 1.78% -0.26%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.04% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1654

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1654

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1654

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iplanet iplanet_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server enterprise_4.0 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:enterprise_4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iplanet iplanet_web_server enterprise_4.1 cpe:2.3:a:iplanet:iplanet_web_server:enterprise_4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1654

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