The GetPassword function in function.php of SiteNews 0.10 and 0.11 allows remote…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01571 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.01_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.01_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.02_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.02_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.03_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.03_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.04_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.04_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.05_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.05_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.06_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.06_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.07_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.07_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.08_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.08_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.09_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.09_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
| cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.10_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10_beta | Vulnerable | Sitenews |
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.01_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.01_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.02_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.02_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.03_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.03_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.04_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.04_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.05_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.05_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.06_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.06_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.07_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.07_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.08_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.08_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.09_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.09_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
- cpe:2.3:a:sitenews:sitenews:0.10_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10_beta Vulnerable ·Sitenews
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6rv-jcq2-9j99
References
Sources
- CVE-2002-0286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6rv-jcq2-9j99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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