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CVE-2002-0917

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could...

7.5 High

CVE-2002-0917 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cgiscript.net Cspassword, published August 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.43%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.43%EPSS, 84th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could allow remote authenticated users to download the file and crack the passwords of other users.

Exploit likelihood

2.43%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could allow remote authenticated users to download the file and crack the passwords of other users.

Record
CVE-2002-0917
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could allow remote authenticated users to download the file and crack the passwords of other users.

Record
CVE-2002-0917
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0908No score

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could allow remote authenticated users to download the file and crack the passwords of other users.

Record
EUVD-2002-0908
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xcj-xxm7-w479No score

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could...

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores .htpasswd files under the web document root, which could allow remote authenticated users to download the file and crack the passwords of other users.

Record
GHSA-7xcj-xxm7-w479
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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