THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2002-1437
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2002-1437

Netware vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
17.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web handler for Perl 5.003 on Novell NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing "..%5c" (URL-encoded dot-dot backslash) sequences.
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Netware
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2003-04-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 17.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-1437

  • Confirm whether Novell Netware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-1437.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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