CVE-2002-1849
ParaChat Server 4.0 does not log users off if the browser's back button is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly logging into a chat room, hitting the back button, then logging into the same chat room as a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ParaChat Server 4.0 does not log users off if the browser's back button is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly logging into a chat room, hitting the back button, then logging into the same chat room as a different user, which fills the chat room with invalid users.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.54% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- parachat/parachat server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.5% 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0427.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9735.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5370
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0427.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9735.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5370
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.