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CVE-2002-1700

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in the missing template handler in Macromedia ColdFusion MX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users by injecting script into the HTTP request for the name of a template, which is not filtered in the resulting 404 error message.

Affected products

• Macromedia Coldfusion: 6.0
• Microsoft IIS: 5.0
• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277487
• http://www.macromedia.com/v1/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=23047
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5011
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9360
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277487
• http://www.macromedia.com/v1/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=23047
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5011
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9360

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