CVE-2002-1656

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.43% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465	vdb entry
http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1656?: CVE-2002-1656 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1656?: To fix CVE-2002-1656, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1656 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1656 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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