CVE-2002-2142

An undocumented extension for the Servlet mappings in the Servlet 2.3 specification, when upgrading to WebLogic Server and Express 7.0 Service Pack 1 from BEA WebLogic Server and Express 6.0 through 7.0.0.1, does not prepend a "/" character in certain URL patterns, which prevents the proper enforcement of role mappings and policies in applications that use the extension.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2142 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.28%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2142

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 0.51% 1.28% +0.77%
2 2025-03-30 0.57% 0.51% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.57%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2142

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2142

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2142

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bea weblogic_integration 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_integration:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_integration 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_integration:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:6.0:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:6.1:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0.0.1:*:express:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2142

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