CVE-2002-1656 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can authenticate as other users by sniffing MD5 password checksums or accessing the users.txt file, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1656?
CVE-2002-1656 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xqus X-News.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2002-1656 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1656 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m3m-59cv-29g8.