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CVE-2002-0212· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows r

The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of valid usernames and makes it easier to conduct a brute force attack.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 16, 2002
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 75th percentile
CWE
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
hosting controllerhosting controller

Affected versions

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

  • hosting controller hosting controller1.1
  • hosting controller hosting controller1.3
  • hosting controller hosting controller1.4
  • hosting controller hosting controller1.4.1
  • hosting controller hosting controller1.4b

Same product

hosting controller: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2007-6494Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain login access via a request to hosting/addreseller.asp with
    44Plan
  • CVE-2002-0774Hosting Controller creates a default user AdvWebadmin with a default password, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges if the
    41Plan
  • CVE-2002-0465Directory traversal vulnerability in filemanager.asp for Hosting Controller 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and modify arb
    41Plan
  • CVE-2002-0773imp_rootdir.asp for Hosting Controller allows remote attackers to copy or delete arbitrary files and directories via a direct request to imp
    41Plan
  • CVE-2005-1784Hosting Controller 6.1 HotFix 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to steal passwords and gain privileges via a modified emailaddress par
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2007-6497Hosting Controller 6.1 Hot fix 3.3 and earlier (1) allows remote attackers to change arbitrary user profiles via a request to Hosting/Addres
    31Monitor

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

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

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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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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