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CVE-2002-0240
PHP, when installed with Apache and configured to search for index.php as a default web page, allows remote attackers to obtain the full…
Medium5.0EPSS 7.4%
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- mitre
Description
PHP, when installed with Apache and configured to search for index.php as a default web page, allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the server via the HTTP OPTIONS method, which reveals the pathname in the resulting error message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.4% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 4057 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020207 PHP Advisory #2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- apache-php-options-information(8119) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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