CVE-2002-1656
X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows attackers to authenticate as other users by obtaining the...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1656- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1656- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1637 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1637- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5m3m-59cv-29g8 No score
X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows attackers to authenticate as other users by obtaining the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5m3m-59cv-29g8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | x-news 1.1 - 'users.txt' Remote Password Disclosure | 2006-12-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1656 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xqus X-news, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.05%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.