CVE-2002-1348
w3m before 0.3.2.2 does not properly escape HTML tags in the ALT attribute of an IMG tag, which could allow remote attackers to access files or cookies.
02 Description
w3m before 0.3.2.2 does not properly escape HTML tags in the ALT attribute of an IMG tag, which could allow remote attackers to access files or cookies.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-12-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0e5104f94e2a48f5b6f3c4324bf68e75f4daacd7145728f5c6c9e09c2ebbad8c
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:045http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-045.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-251http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-251
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:044http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-044.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-249http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-249
- www.debian.orgDSA-250http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-250
- marc.info20030217 GLSA: w3mhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104552193927323&w=2
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=126233
- www.iss.netw3m-img-alt-xss(11266)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11266.php
- www.securityfocus.com6794http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6794
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- w3m Fixed in 0.3.2.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- w3m Fixed in 0.3.2.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- w3m Fixed in 0.3.2.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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