CVE-2002-1019
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe library feature for Adobe Content Server 3.0 allows a remote attacker to check out an eBook for an arbitrary length of time via a modified loanMin parameter to download.asp.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Content Server 3.0 library feature contains a parameter manipulation vulnerability where the loanMin parameter in download.asp can be modified by a remote attacker to checkout eBooks for arbitrary lengths of time, bypassing intended loan duration restrictions.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Adobe Content Server version 3.0 is installedCheck the installed version of Adobe Content Server by inspecting application metadata, registry entries, or the application's About/Version information. For web installations, check the server banner or consult the application's configuration files for a version identifier equal to 3.0.Affected if The installed version of Adobe Content Server is exactly 3.0
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Locate the download.asp fileSearch the web root or application directory for download.asp, which handles eBook checkout requests. Common paths may include /library/, /api/, or the root web directory where the Content Server is hosted.Affected if The download.asp file exists in the web-accessible application directory
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Confirm loanMin parameter handling in download.aspInspect the download.asp script source code to determine how the loanMin parameter is processed. Look for whether this parameter is used directly in loan duration calculations without server-side validation or bounds checking.Affected if The loanMin parameter is accepted and processed without server-side validation of the loan duration value
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Test for parameter manipulation vulnerabilitySend a crafted HTTP request to download.asp with a modified loanMin parameter value (e.g., extremely high value or negative value) to observe whether the loan duration can be manipulated beyond intended limits.Affected if The loan duration can be manipulated by modifying the loanMin parameter value in the request
A system is affected if Adobe Content Server version 3.0 is installed with the download.asp file present and the loanMin parameter accepts manipulated values without server-side validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement server-side validation of the loanMin parameter to enforce authorized loan duration limits and reject manipulated requests.
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