CVE-2002-2178

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in article.php module for phpWebSite 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript script via the sid parameter, as demonstrated using an IMG tag.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2178 is rated Exploit Available (54.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2178

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21899 exploit_db edb 2002-10-02 Exploit-DB ↗
21864 exploit_db edb 2002-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2178

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 2025-08-14 0.35% 0.47% +0.12%
2 2025-03-30 0.45% 0.35% -0.11%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.45% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2178

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2178

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2002-2178

Solution: This vulnerability affects phpWebsite version 0.8.3, and may affect all other versions of phpWebsite.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2178

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpwebsite phpwebsite 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpwebsite:phpwebsite:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2178

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