CVE-2002-2046

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Xqus X-News: 1.1

References

http://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2002/Mar/0156.html
http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
http://seclists.org/lists/vuln-dev/2002/Mar/0156.html
http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt

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