CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive…
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01309 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Cgiscript.net |
| cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_professional | Vulnerable | Cgiscript.net |
- cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Cgiscript.net
- cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csnews:1.0_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_professional Vulnerable ·Cgiscript.net
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0921
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m68v-x33f-2vxv
References
More Cgiscript.net Csnews vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00896 CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00897 CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00895 CGIScript.net csNews.cgi allows remote attackers to obtain database files via a direct… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-0921 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0921 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m68v-x33f-2vxv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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