CVE-2002-0771 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in viewcvs.cgi for ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject script and steal cookies via the (1) cvsroot or (2) sortby parameters.

Published: 2002-07-26

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 8.2% 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:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:viewcvs:viewcvs:0.9.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0763	Cross-site scripting vulnerability in viewcvs.cgi for ViewCVS 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject script and steal cookies via the (1) cvsroot or (2) sortby parameters.

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 None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08223.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0161.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9112.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4818

History

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Subscriptions

Viewcvs Viewcvs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-07-26T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:47.928Z

Reserved: 2002-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0771

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-0771

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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