Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php of Portix 0.4.02 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) l and (2) topic parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2084 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.90%). Core evidence: 5 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21278 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-02-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 21277 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-02-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 4.52% | 3.90% | -0.62% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.90% | 4.52% | +0.62% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.90% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| portix-php | portix-php | 0.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:portix-php:portix-php:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q1/0279.html | Exploit |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1003430 | Exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4038 | Exploit |