CVE-2002-2143 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the web server by viewing the source of admin.html.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.72% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mysimplenews | mysimplenews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySimpleNews 1.0 - Remote Readable Administrator Password | 2002-10-02 |
References
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