`CVE-2002-1042`

5.0 Medium Protected by RASP

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.

Exploitation Status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue carries this CVE. Somebody has published code a stranger can run.

CVSS E:P

CISA KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2002-07-09.
EPSS 3.9% chance in 30 days

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
Exploit-DB	iPlanet Web Server 4.1 - Search Component File Disclosure		2002-07-09

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

Exploit-DB

iPlanet Web Server 4.1 - Search Component File Disclosure

2002-07-09

Waratek Defense Posture

Protected by RASP

A Waratek agent blocks this today.

Applicable rule: Manual classification assigned status: MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE

Protection full a general security rule for the vulnerability class
Action available security rule
Review human manual-review
Record active

Decided by manual classification : Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding Manual classification assigned status: MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE

Decided by	`manual classification` : Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	Manual classification assigned status: MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE

CVSS

5.0 v2.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 1 metric

VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 2.0 5.0 no band published AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 2.0	5.0	no band published	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary	published

Affected Software & Releases

🖥️ Product CPEs & Version Ranges

4 product(s) over 16 version claims (uncapped)

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected Versions
nvd	netscape	enterprise server	generic	3.6
nvd	sun	iplanet web server	generic	4.1 · 4.1:sp1 · 4.1:sp2 · 4.1:sp3 · 4.1:sp4 · 4.1:sp5 · 4.1:sp6 · 4.1:sp7 · 4.1:sp8 · 4.1:sp9 · 4.1:sp10
nvd	sun	one application server	generic	6.0 · 6.0:sp1 · 6.0:sp2
nvd	sun	one web server	generic	6.0:sp3

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected Versions

nvd

netscape

enterprise server

generic

3.6

nvd

sun

iplanet web server

generic

4.1 · 4.1:sp1 · 4.1:sp2 · 4.1:sp3 · 4.1:sp4 · 4.1:sp5 · 4.1:sp6 · 4.1:sp7 · 4.1:sp8 · 4.1:sp9 · 4.1:sp10

nvd

sun

one application server

generic

6.0 · 6.0:sp1 · 6.0:sp2

nvd

sun

one web server

generic

6.0:sp3

Manual classification context

A reviewer manually classified this CVE. The retained record includes the labels and products below, but not the reviewer's reasoning.

## Manual Classification Context **Products:** ORACLE IPLANET WEB SERVER

References

URL	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0085.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9517.php	Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5191	Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

URL

Timeline

Published 2002-10-04 Last modified 2026-06-16

Published	2002-10-04	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-16	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2002-10-04

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-16

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Pipeline policy audit (5 of 21 rules evaluated)

5 of 21 rules ran. The rest were never reached, because an earlier stage settled the CVE, a distinct claim from a rule that ran and found nothing.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? first match wins

1 rejected no-match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is the vulnerability ARMR's to address? first match wins

2 armr-patch-file no-match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no-match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no-match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched Protected by RASP Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not-reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not-reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in. Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 osv-maven not-reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central

9 cna-maven-package not-reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

10 known-cpe-product not-reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

11 cna-cpe-product not-reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

12 oracle-advisory-family not-reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

13 non-deployable-product not-reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

14 unmatched-product not-reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? cumulative: every rule gets a turn

15 patch-hint not-reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

16 open-source-maven not-reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

17 poc-derivable not-reached An indexed exploit to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

18 no-exploit not-reached With no fix path, a public exploit, or a CISA record of one

19 secure-rule-match not-reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

20 below-action-threshold not-reached Medium or Low severity, no KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

21 no-exploit-published not-reached A published working exploit for this candidate, not only a proof of concept, a forecast, or nothing at all

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