CVE-2002-0705 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter stores the "scwebusers" username and password file in a web-accessible directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain valid usernames and crack the passwords.

Published: 2002-10-03

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:superscout_web_filter:3.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:surfcontrol:web_filter:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0697	The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter stores the "scwebusers" username and password file in a web-accessible directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain valid usernames and crack the passwords.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00968.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103359690824103&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10248.php
http://www.osvdb.org/3489
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5856
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0005.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Surfcontrol Superscout Web Filter Web Filter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-10-03T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:56:38.749Z

Reserved: 2002-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0705

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-10-10T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0705

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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