CVE-2002-0705: Surfcontrol Superscout Web Filter

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter stores the "scwebusers" username and password file in a web-accessible directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain valid usernames and crack the passwords.

Affected products

• Surfcontrol Superscout Web Filter: version 3.0 only; version 3.0.3 only
• Surfcontrol Web Filter: version 4.0 only; version 4.1 only

Published 2002-10-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.