CVE-2002-0706 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

UserManager.js in the Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter uses weak encryption for administrator functions, which allows remote attackers to decrypt the administrative password using a hard-coded key in a Javascript function.

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-2002-0698	UserManager.js in the Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter uses weak encryption for administrator functions, which allows remote attackers to decrypt the administrative password using a hard-coded key in a Javascript function.

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 0.00472.

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/10247.php
http://www.osvdb.org/3491
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0005.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Surfcontrol Superscout Web Filter Web Filter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:56:38.759Z

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

Link: CVE-2002-0706

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2002-0706

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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