CVE-2002-1656

7.5 HIGH 8% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 8.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2002-12-31 05:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 21:59 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 8.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2002-12-31 05:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 21:59 UTC
Exploit probability: 8.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Xqus x-news 1.0
Xqus x-news 1.1

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record