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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0731

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in demonstration scripts for vqServer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a link that contains the script in arguments to demo scripts such as respond.pl.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.72%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in demonstration scripts for vqServer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a link that contains the script in arguments to demo scripts such as respond.pl.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.72% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 April 2002
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
vqsoft/vqserver
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.72%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.7% 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.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-21411source ↗vqServer 1.9.x - CGI Demo Program Script Injectioncgi · Matthew Murphywebapps21 April 2002yes

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