CVE-2002-0513: Symatec Popper Mod

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 4.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The PHP administration script in popper_mod 1.2.1 and earlier relies on Apache .htaccess authentication, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges if the script is not appropriately configured by the administrator.

Affected products

• Symatec Popper Mod: version 1.0 only; version 1.2 only; version 1.2.1 only

Published 2002-08-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.