CVE-2002-1006 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer (Betsie) 1.5.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via parserl.pl.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.36% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bbc education | betsie |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BBC Education Betsie 1.5 - Parserl.pl Cross-Site Scripting | 2002-07-01 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0002.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/betsie/parser.pl.txt
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9468.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5135
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0002.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/betsie/parser.pl.txt
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9468.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5135
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