CVE-2002-1728

Exp

askSam Web Publisher 1.0 and 4.0 allows remote attackers to determine the full path to the web root directory via a request for a file that does not exist, which generates an error message that reveals the full path.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1728 is rated Exploit Available (55.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Core evidence: 1 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1728

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1728

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 2025-03-30 0.47% 0.42% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.42% 0.47% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 0.42%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1728

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1728

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asksam_systems asksam_web_publisher 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:asksam_systems:asksam_web_publisher:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asksam_systems asksam_web_publisher 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:asksam_systems:asksam_web_publisher:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1728

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