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CVE-2002-1453· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to insert script and HTML via a long request followed

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to insert script and HTML via a long request followed by the malicious script, which is echoed back to the user in an error message.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Aug 14, 2002
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.9% · 90th percentile
CWE
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mywebservermywebserver

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mywebserver mywebserver1.0.2

Same product

mywebserver: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2002-1452Buffer overflow in the search capability for MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long searchTarget par
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2002-1003Buffer overflow in MyWebServer 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2004-1557MyWebServer 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, modify configuration, and read arbitrary files via a direct HTTP request
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2002-1454MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to determine the absolute path of the web document root via a request for a directory that does no
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2002-1897MyWebServer LLC MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HTTP request, possibly triggering
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2004-1556MyWebServer 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of connections within a short
    20Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2002-08-14

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. First PoCsame day
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+8813 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

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    References

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