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CVE-2002-2389

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
Severity5Medium · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability1.90 %higher than 80% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

TheServer 1.74 web server stores server.ini under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext passwords and gain access to server log files.

CVSS

Base score
5
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.90 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
80
Score date
10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Fastlink Software — THE Server

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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