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CVE-2002-2365

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Simple WAIS (SWAIS) 1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the shell metacharacters in the search field, as demonstrated using the "|" (pipe) character.

Affected products

• Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Simple Wais: 1.11

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0390.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9453.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5127
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0390.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9453.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5127

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