CVE-2002-1493

Lycos HTMLGear guestbook - Cross-Site Scripting via IMG Tag Attributes

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1493. PoCs published by Matthew Murphy.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lycos htmlGEAR guestGEAR due to insufficient sanitization of HTML/CSS in guestbook fields. Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via STYLE attributes or IMG tags, executing in the context of the victim's browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lycos HTMLGear guestbook allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script via (1) STYLE attributes or (2) SRC attributes in an IMG tag.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Matthew Murphy · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21802

The exploit describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lycos htmlGEAR guestGEAR due to insufficient sanitization of HTML/CSS in guestbook fields. Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via STYLE attributes or IMG tags, executing in the context of the victim's browser.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Lycos htmlGEAR guestGEAR
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the guestbook submission form
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12235
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5728
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0132.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0198.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0174
EPSS Percentile 74.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
lycos/htmlgear_guestgear
Published Apr 02, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026