CVE-2002-0495 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
csSearch.cgi in csSearch 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the savesetup command and the setup parameter, which overwrites the setup.cgi configuration file that is loaded by csSearch.cgi.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.34% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cgiscript | cssearch professional |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CSSearch 2.3 - Remote Command Execution | 2002-03-26 |
References
- http://www.cgiscript.net/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=cgi.db&command=viewone&id=7
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8636.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264169
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4368
- http://www.cgiscript.net/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=cgi.db&command=viewone&id=7
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8636.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264169
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4368
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