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CVE-2002-1837
The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.9%
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- mitre
Description
The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.
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)
- 2.9% · top 13% 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 (4)
- ids-dir-existence(9201) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020528 Information Disclosure Vulnerability in IDS 0.8x (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4870 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://ids.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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