CVE-2002-2417 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
acFTP 1.4 does not properly handle when an invalid password is provided by the user during authentication, which allows remote attackers to hide or misrepresent certain activity from log files and possibly gain privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.19% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| acftp | acftp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | acFTP 1.4 - Invalid Password Weak Authentication | 2002-11-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0088.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3334
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10681.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6235
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0088.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3334
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10681.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6235
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