Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2178 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2178: Phpwebsite vulnerability

Phpwebsite · Phpwebsite

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in article.php module for phpWebSite 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript script via the sid parameter, as demonstrated using an IMG tag.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.1%

4.3CVSS 2.0 base score

1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References, 4 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

Phpwebsite Phpwebsite

References

Link	Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10256.php	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293879
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5864	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10256.php	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293879
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5864	ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.