CVE-2002-2143
The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2143- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2143- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2122 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2122- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82c4-g244-p5pf No score
The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which...
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.
- Record
GHSA-82c4-g244-p5pf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MySimpleNews 1.0 - Remote Readable Administrator Password | 2002-10-02 |
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-2002-2143 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mysimplenews, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.72%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.