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CVE-2002-0591
Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files…
Medium5.0EPSS 11.6%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute commands via a Direct Connection with an IMG tag with a SRC attribute that specifies the target filename.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.6% · top 3.9% 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
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- aim-direct-connection-files(8870) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4526 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020416 AIM's 'Direct Connection' feature could lead to arbitrary file creation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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