CVE-2002-2297

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in artlist.php in Thatware 0.5.2 and 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the root_path parameter.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2297 is rated High Exploit Risk (66/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2297

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2297

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 2025-11-12 0.53% 0.57% +0.05%
2 2025-03-30 0.58% 0.53% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 0.58%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2297

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2297

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
atthat.com thatware 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:atthat.com:thatware:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atthat.com thatware 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:atthat.com:thatware:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2297

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