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.
Exploits (1)
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283
Scores
EPSS
0.1421
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
xqus/x-news
1.0
xqus/x-news
1.1
Published
Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026