CVE-2002-0212

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of valid usernames and makes it easier to conduct a brute force attack.

Affected products

Hosting Controller: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4b

References

http://hostingcontroller.com/English/patches/ForAll/index.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101224151705897&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8006.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3971
http://hostingcontroller.com/English/patches/ForAll/index.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101224151705897&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8006.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3971

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