CVE-2002-1874

astrocam.cgi in AstroCam 0.9-1-1 through 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an HTTP request. NOTE: earlier disclosures stated that the affected versions were 1.7.1 through 2.1.2, but the vendor explicitly stated that these were incorrect.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1874 is rated High Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.91%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1874

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 2026-01-28 1.59% 1.91% +0.32%
2 2025-09-02 2.26% 1.59% -0.67%
3 2025-03-30 2.26%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1874

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1874

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1874

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
astrocam astrocam 0.9-1-1 cpe:2.3:a:astrocam:astrocam:0.9-1-1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
astrocam astrocam 0.9-5-1 cpe:2.3:a:astrocam:astrocam:0.9-5-1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
astrocam astrocam 0.9-7-3 cpe:2.3:a:astrocam:astrocam:0.9-7-3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
astrocam astrocam 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:astrocam:astrocam:1.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
astrocam astrocam 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:astrocam:astrocam:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1874

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