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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2046 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2046: Xqus x-news vulnerability

Xqus · X News

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.3% · top 30.3%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.5CVE-2002-1656Xqus x-news vulnerabilityX-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 t…EPSS 8.1%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2046), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.