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CVE-2002-0286

The GetPassword function in function.php of SiteNews 0.10 and 0.11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and add users by providing a non-existent user name and the MD5 checksum for an empty password to add_user.php, which causes GetPassword to produce and compare a blank password for the non-existent user.

Published: May 31, 2002
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2002-0286
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
sitenews / sitenews	0.10_beta	0.10_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.11_beta	0.11_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.09_beta	0.09_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.04_beta	0.04_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.05_beta	0.05_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.02_beta	0.02_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.06_beta	0.06_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.01_beta	0.01_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.03_beta	0.03_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.07_beta	0.07_beta.x
sitenews / sitenews	0.08_beta	0.08_beta.x

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