CVE-2002-0267

10.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
2.61%
LOW RiskEPSS (85th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

preferences.php in Simple Internet Publishing System (SIPS) before 0.3.1 allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via a linebreak in the "theme" field followed by the Status::admin command, which causes the Status line to be entered into the password file.

Published: 5/29/2002
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

10

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

2.61%LOW Exploitation Risk
85th percentile

This vulnerability has a 2.61% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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