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CVE-2002-2046

critical

Description

x_news.php in X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges by stealing and replaying the md5_password cookie.

References

http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt

http://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2002/Mar/0156.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00636