CVE-2002-1853

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyNewsGroups 0.4 and 0.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the subject of a newsgroup post, which is not properly handled by (1) myarticles.php, (2) search.php, (3) stats.php, or (4) standard.lib.php.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.35%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/7177	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10238.php	patch vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5836	patch vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293564	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1853?: CVE-2002-1853 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1853?: To fix CVE-2002-1853, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1853 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1853 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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