7.5high
CVE-2002-16561 exploit
X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows attackers to authenticate as other users by obtaining the MD5 checksum of the password, e.g.
Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.1%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows attackers to authenticate as other users by obtaining the MD5 checksum of the password, e.g. via sniffing or the users.txt data file, and providing it in a cookie.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-3043 x-news 1.1 - 'users.txt' Remote Password Disclosure · webapps · 2006-12-30
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- kb.cert.org /vuls/id/162723 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1003828 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/8465 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- ifrance.com /kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/4283 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2002-1656
- NVD: CVE-2002-1656
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