HIGH
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
Published Mar 28, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.05%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.05% 0.08051
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08051
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.05% (0.08051) | 94.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 8.05% (0.08051) | 94.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03942) | 89.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 14.21% (0.14207) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.43% (0.15426) | 94.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.73% (0.19735) | 92.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.43% (0.15426) | 94.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01021) | 84.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01021) | 83.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01021) | 81.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1003828 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.ifrance.com/kitetoua/tuto/x_holes.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/162723 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4283 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8465 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 28, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 29, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1656
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a