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CVE-2002-1656 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828 Exploit 
http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723 US Government Resource 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-1656
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2002
NVD Last Modified:
07/10/2017
Source:
MITRE