CVE-2002-0434
Xenakis directory.php script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dir parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Marcus S. Xenakis directory.php script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dir parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- marcus s. xenakis/directory.php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8440.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/261512Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4278Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8440.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/261512Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4278Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.