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CVE-2002-0212
The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows…
High7.5EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
Description
The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of valid usernames and makes it easier to conduct a brute force attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://hostingcontroller.com/English/patches/ForAll/index.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- hosting-controller-brute-force(8006) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3971 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020126 [ARL02-A01] Vulnerability in Hosting Controller (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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