Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-2143 - Remotely Readable Administrator Password vulnerability in Mysimplenews 1.0
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | MySimpleNews 1.0 Remotely Readable Administrator Password Vulnerability. CVE-2002-2143. Webapps exploit for php platform |
| id | EDB-ID:21901 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 2002-10-02 |
| published | 2002-10-02 |
| reporter | frog |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/21901/ |
| title | MySimpleNews 1.0 - Remotely Readable Administrator Password Vulnerability |