MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in avatar.php in CoolForum 0.5 beta allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .
Published Mar 18, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in avatar.php in CoolForum 0.5 beta allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the img parameter.
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 | 1.48% (0.01482) | 78.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.61% (0.03613) | 86.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 86.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 10.40% (0.10403) | 94.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 8.53% (0.08533) | 93.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.90% (0.06904) | 92.81th | 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 (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0001.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/295358 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.coolforum.net/index.php?p=dlcoolforum x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10237.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5973 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0001.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/295358 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.coolforum.net/index.php?p=dlcoolforum | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10237.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 23, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1515
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a