CVE-2001-1532 — WebX stores authentication information in the HTTP_REFERER variable, which is included in URL links within bulletin board messages posted by users, which could allow remote attackers to hijack user sessions

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WebX stores authentication information in the HTTP_REFERER variable, which is included in URL links within bulletin board messages posted by users, which could allow remote attackers to hijack user sessions

Published Jul 14, 2005

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.26%

Description

WebX stores authentication information in the HTTP_REFERER variable, which is included in URL links within bulletin board messages posted by users, which could allow remote attackers to hijack user sessions.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.26% 0.01260

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01260

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (15 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.26% (0.01260)	68.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.26% (0.01260)	65.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.33% (0.00326)	53.35th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.55% (0.00547)	78.21th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 10, 2024	0.23% (0.00233)	61.09th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.22% (0.00218)	59.43th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.20% (0.00201)	57.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.18% (0.00184)	54.53th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 3, 2023	0.50% (0.00502)	73.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 20, 2023	0.49% (0.00488)	72.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.43% (0.00432)	70.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7458.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/223799
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7458.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/223799		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 14, 2005

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Jul 14, 2005

Link CVE-2001-1532

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2001-1532

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2001-1532