VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1656
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.05% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xqus/x-news
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828Exploit
- http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828Exploit
- http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.