CVE-2002-1734

CVE-2002-1734 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in NewsPro 1.01, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized administrator access. By simply manipulating their authentication cookie to "logged,true", an attacker can achieve complete compromise of the system. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.