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CVE-2002-0705

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter stores the "scwebusers" username and password file in a web-accessible directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain valid usernames and crack the passwords.

Affected products

• Surfcontrol Superscout Web Filter: 3.0, 3.0.3
• Surfcontrol Web Filter: 4.0, 4.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103359690824103&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10248.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/3489
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5856
• http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0005.txt
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103359690824103&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10248.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/3489
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5856
• http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0005.txt

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