CVE-2002-0491 admin.php in AlGuest 1.0 guestbook checks for the existence of the admin cookie to authenticate the AlGuest administrator, which allows remo
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Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0491 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-0491 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2002.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0491/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0491/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0491?
CVE-2002-0491 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2002.
Official description
admin.php in AlGuest 1.0 guestbook checks for the existence of the admin cookie to authenticate the AlGuest administrator, which allows remote attackers to bypass the authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to an arbitrary value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alguest Alguest.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q73r-ph36-j626.