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7.5high

CVE-2002-21431 exploit

The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorize…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.7%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the web server by viewing the source of admin.html.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21901 MySimpleNews 1.0 - Remote Readable Administrator Password · webapps · 2002-10-02

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/5866 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10298.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/293871 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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