CVE-2002-1993

Exp

webbbs_post.pl in WebBBS 4 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the followup parameter.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1993 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.88%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1993

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21567 exploit_db edb 2002-06-06 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1993

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 6.56% 11.88% +5.33%
2 2025-03-30 11.91% 6.56% -5.35%
3 2025-03-29 — 11.91% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1993

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-2002-1993

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1993

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.10 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.11 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.22 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.30 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.31 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.32 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 4.33 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
affordable_web_space_design affordable_web_space_design_webbbs 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:affordable_web_space_design:affordable_web_space_design_webbbs:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1993

cvelogic Threat Intelligence