CVE-2002-1042
Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9,...
Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.
- Record
CVE-2002-1042- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.
- Record
CVE-2002-1042- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1031 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1031- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmq5-vh92-gvhq No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9,...
Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.
- Record
GHSA-jmq5-vh92-gvhq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | iPlanet Web Server 4.1 - Search Component File Disclosure | 2002-07-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1042 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Netscape Enterprise Server, published August 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.85%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.