Xqus X-News 1.1 Cookie x_news.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xqus X-News 1.1 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file x_news.php of the component Cookie Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-2046. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xqus X-News 1.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file x_news.php of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

x_news.php in X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges by stealing and replaying the md5_password cookie.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ifrance.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2046 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/31/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3309 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +1406 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ifrance.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19688

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 12:04
Updated: 06/11/2018 08:36
Changes: 08/05/2014 12:04 (41), 06/11/2018 08:36 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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