CVE-2002-0920 — CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in the password.cgi.tmp temporary file while modifying data, which could allow local users (and possibly remote attackers) to gain privileges by stealing the file before it has been processed

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CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in the password.cgi.tmp temporary file while modifying data, which could allow local users (and possibly remote attackers) to gain privileges by stealing the file before it has been processed

Published Aug 31, 2002

5.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.27%

Description

CGIScript.net csPassword.cgi stores usernames and unencrypted passwords in the password.cgi.tmp temporary file while modifying data, which could allow local users (and possibly remote attackers) to gain privileges by stealing the file before it has been processed.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.27% 0.01270

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

EPSS probability 0.01270

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 (11 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.27% (0.01270)	68.75th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.27% (0.01270)	65.90th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.64% (0.00638)	68.76th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.36% (0.00362)	73.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.36% (0.00362)	71.53th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 29, 2023	0.36% (0.00362)	68.43th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.37% (0.00368)	68.20th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274727
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9223.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4889
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274727		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9223.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4889		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 31, 2002

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Aug 16, 2002

Link CVE-2002-0920

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0920

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0920