CVE-2002-1681

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Slashcode CVS releases June 17 through July 1 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users by injecting script into the paragraph <P> tag.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1681 is rated Moderate Risk (51.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.34%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1681

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 0.85% 1.34% +0.48%
2 2025-03-30 0.65% 0.85% +0.20%
3 2025-03-29 0.65%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1681

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-2002-1681

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1681

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_source_development_network slashcode 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:open_source_development_network:slashcode:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1681

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