CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1656

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

X-News (x_news) version 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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to other users' accounts, potentially leading to data leaks and privacy violations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of X-News and implement stronger password protection mechanisms, such as using salted hashing algorithms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS