MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in cafenews.php for CARE 2002 before beta 1.0.02 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .
Published Aug 31, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in cafenews.php for CARE 2002 before beta 1.0.02 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and null characters in the lang parameter, which is processed by a call to the include function.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.28% 0.02276
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02276
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02276) | 82.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02276) | 80.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01242) | 77.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03043) | 85.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 83.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 86.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 84.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 82.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0128.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.care2x.com/modul.php?thispage=headlines&m_titel=NEWS&m_item=Headlines&lang=en x_refsource_CONFIRMURL Repurposed
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9552.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5218 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0128.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.care2x.com/modul.php?thispage=headlines&m_titel=NEWS&m_item=Headlines&lang=en | x_refsource_CONFIRMURL Repurposed | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9552.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5218 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor 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 27, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0998
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a