Description
The GetPassword function in function.php of SiteNews 0.10 and 0.11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and add users by providing a non-existent user name and the MD5 checksum for an empty password to add_user.php, which causes GetPassword to produce and compare a blank password for the non-existent user.
Published: 2002-05-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0283 The GetPassword function in function.php of SiteNews 0.10 and 0.11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and add users by providing a non-existent user name and the MD5 checksum for an empty password to add_user.php, which causes GetPassword to produce and compare a blank password for the non-existent user.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:29.021Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0286

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Status : Modified

Published: 2002-05-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0286

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