CVE-2002-1800 describes a critical vulnerability in phpRank 1.8, where the administrative password is stored in plaintext both on the server and within the "ap" cookie. This allows remote attackers to easily retrieve the administrative credentials. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the inherent risk remains due to the sensitive nature of the exposed information.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phprank:phprank:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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