CVE-2002-1654

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition and Netscape Enterprise Server 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP Basic Authentication via the wp-force-auth Web Publisher command, which provides a distinct attack vector and may make it easier to conduct brute force password guessing without detection.

Affected products

Iplanet Web Server: 6.0, enterprise_4.0, enterprise_4.1
Netscape Enterprise Server: 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 (+2)

References

http://lists.virus.org/vulnwatch-0201/msg00008.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003157
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985347
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/AAMN-567NFX
http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerabilities/pr0105.html
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5IP0G0060Q.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3831
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7845
http://lists.virus.org/vulnwatch-0201/msg00008.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003157
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985347
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/AAMN-567NFX

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