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CVE-2002-2143

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Mysimplenews: 1.0

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10298.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293871
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5866
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10298.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293871
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5866

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