CVE-2002-2143 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the web server by viewing the source of admin.html.

Published: 2005-11-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mysimplenews:mysimplenews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2122	The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the web server by viewing the source of admin.html.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05383.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10298.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293871
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5866

History

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Subscriptions

Mysimplenews Mysimplenews

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-16T21:17:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:51:17.536Z

Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-2143

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-2143

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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