CVE-2002-1730: ASPjar Guestbook 1.00 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary messages accessing the delete.asp administra

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2002-1730 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting aspjar guestbook. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

ASPjar Guestbook 1.00 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary messages accessing the delete.asp administrative script with certain cookie values set to "true".

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.4% (top 28%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2002-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: aspjar

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2002-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 21:59 UTCUpdated Record last modified

aspjar aspjar guestbook DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy aspjar-guestbook || rpm -q aspjar-guestbook || aspjar-guestbook --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison aspjar-guestbook sudo apt install aspjar-guestbook=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold aspjar-guestbook

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list aspjar-guestbook sudo dnf downgrade aspjar-guestbook-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add aspjar-guestbook

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2002-1730?

aspjar guestbook: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2002-1730 being exploited?

CVE-2002-1730 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2002-1730 affect?

CVE-2002-1730 affects aspjar guestbook. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). ASPjar Guestbook 1.00 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary messages accessing the delete.asp administrative script with certain cookie values set to "true".

How urgent is CVE-2002-1730?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Related CVEs

CVE-2005-0424 MEDIUM 5.0 DOWNGRADE Unknown vulnerability in the delete.asp program in certain versions of ASPjar Guestbook allows remote attacker
CVE-2005-0423 MEDIUM 5.0 DOWNGRADE SQL injection vulnerability in login.asp in ASPjar Guestbook allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL
CVE-2002-1729 MEDIUM 6.8 DOWNGRADE Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in ASPjar Guestbook 1.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary

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