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CVE-2002-0537

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The admin.html file in StepWeb Search Engine (SWS) 2.5 stores passwords in links to manager.pl, which allows remote attackers who can access the admin.html file to gain administrative privileges to SWS.

Affected products

• Stepweb Sws: 2.5

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0148.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8849.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4503
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0148.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8849.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4503

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