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CVE-2002-2301

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Lawson Financials 8.0, when configured to use a third party relational database, stores usernames and passwords in a world-readable file, which allows local users to read the passwords and log onto the database.

Affected products

• Lawson Software Lawson Financials: 8.0

References

• http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Dec/0012.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6293
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10742
• http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Dec/0012.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6293
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10742

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