CVE-2002-1006

BBC Education Betsie - Cross-Site Scripting via parserl.pl

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1006. PoCs published by Mark Rowe.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Betsie's parserl.pl script. The vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of a user's browser via a crafted URL.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer (Betsie) 1.5.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via parserl.pl.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mark Rowe · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21587

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Betsie's parserl.pl script. The vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of a user's browser via a crafted URL.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Betsie (BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable instance of Betsie with accessible parserl.pl script · A victim user to click on the malicious link
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/betsie/parser.pl.txt
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0002.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9468.php
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5135

Scores

EPSS 0.0436
EPSS Percentile 90.1%

Details

Status published
Products (12)
bbc_education/betsie 1.5
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.1
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.2
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.3
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.4
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.5
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.6
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.7
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.8
bbc_education/betsie 1.5.9
... and 2 more
Published Oct 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026