CVE-2002-0212

medium

Description

The login for Hosting Controller 1.1 through 1.4.1 returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of valid usernames and makes it easier to conduct a brute force attack.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3971

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8006.php

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101224151705897&w=2

http://hostingcontroller.com/English/patches/ForAll/index.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-05-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00741