CVE-2002-0921 — CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, such as the full server pathname and other configuration settings, via the viewnews command with an invalid database, which leaks the information in error messages

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MEDIUM

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, such as the full server pathname and other configuration settings, via the viewnews command with an invalid database, which leaks the information in error messages

Published Aug 31, 2002

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.31%

Description

CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, such as the full server pathname and other configuration settings, via the viewnews command with an invalid database, which leaks the information in error messages.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.31% 0.01309

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01309

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 (10 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.31% (0.01309)	69.60th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.31% (0.01309)	66.78th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.50% (0.00497)	63.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.94% (0.00942)	83.78th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 18, 2024	0.94% (0.00942)	82.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.94% (0.00942)	80.71th	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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0091.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9331.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0091.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9331.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory

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-2002-0921

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0921

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0921