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CVE-2002-0840

6.8
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
90.18%
HIGH RiskEPSS (100th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default error page of Apache 2.0 before 2.0.43, and 1.3.x up to 1.3.26, when UseCanonicalName is "Off" and support for wildcard DNS is present, allows remote attackers to execute script as other web page visitors via the Host: header, a different vulnerability than CAN-2002-1157.

Published: 10/11/2002
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

90.18%HIGH Exploitation Risk
100th percentile

This vulnerability has a 90.18% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other