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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0185 · published 16 May 2002

CVE-2002-0185: Apache mod python vulnerability

Apache · Mod Python

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published module to then be accessed via the publisher, which allows remote attackers to call possibly dangerous functions from the imported module.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.2% · top 9.5%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published module to then be accessed via the publisher, which allows remote attackers to call possibly dangerous functions from the imported module.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000477
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8997.php
http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/001991.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/002003.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-070.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4656
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000477
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8997.php
http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/001991.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/002003.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-070.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4656

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0185), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.