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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1042 · published 4 October 2002

CVE-2002-1042: Netscape enterprise server vulnerability

Netscape · Enterprise Server

Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.9% · top 10.2%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in search engine for iPlanet web server 6.0 SP2 and 4.1 SP9, and Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, when running on Windows platforms, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..\ (dot-dot backslash) sequences in the NS-query-pat parameter.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0085.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9517.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5191 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0085.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9517.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5191 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1042), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.