CVE-2002-1493 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.7% (pctl 77)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lycos HTMLGear guestbook allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script via (1) STYLE attributes or (2) SRC attributes in an IMG tag.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.74% — more likely to be exploited than 77% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lycos | htmlgear guestgear |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Lycos HTMLGear - guestGear CSS HTML Injection | 2002-09-17 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0198.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0132.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12235
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0198.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0132.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12235
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