CVE-2002-2143 describes a critical vulnerability in MySimple News 1.0 where the administrative password is stored in plaintext within the admin.html file. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to easily view the source code and gain unauthorized access to the web server. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, which is typical for older CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysimplenews:mysimplenews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.