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CVE-2002-0185· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published module to then be accessed via the publisher, which

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published module to then be accessed via the publisher, which allows remote attackers to call possibly dangerous functions from the imported module.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 16, 2002
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.2% · 91th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachemod python

Affected versions

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

  • apache mod pythonup to 2.7.6 inclusive

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-0088The publisher handler for mod_python 2.7.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain access to restricted objects via a crafted URL.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2006-1095Directory traversal vulnerability in the FileSession object in Mod_python module 3.2.7 for Apache allows local users to execute arbitrary co
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2003-0973Unknown vulnerability in mod_python 3.0.x before 3.0.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (httpd
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2004-2680mod_python (libapache2-mod-python) 3.1.4 and earlier does not properly handle when output filters process more than 16384 bytes, which can c
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2004-0096Unknown vulnerability in mod_python 2.7.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (httpd crash) via a certain query string, a v
    21Monitor

Remediation

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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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

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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