phpRank 1.8 stores the administrative password in plaintext on the server and in the "ap"…
Priority LOW 36CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
phpRank 1.8 stores the administrative password in plaintext on the server and in the "ap" cookie, which allows remote attackers to retrieve the administrative password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01358 71st 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1800
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvx9-7c6j-g2hg
References
More Phprank vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01871 phpRank 1.8 does not properly check the return codes for MySQL operations when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01718 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpRank 1.8 allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2002-01869 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpRank 1.8 allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-1800 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1800 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvx9-7c6j-g2hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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