TI-2002-02060 Aliases CVE-2002-2143 GHSA-82c4-g244-p5pf

The admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext…

LOW 38Published 2005-11-16 · Updated 2024-08-08

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 admin.html file in MySimple News 1.0 stores its administrative password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the web server by viewing the source of admin.html.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02721 86th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysimplenews:mysimplenews:1.0:::::::*	1.0	Vulnerable	Mysimplenews

cpe:2.3:a:mysimplenews:mysimplenews:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mysimplenews

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2143
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82c4-g244-p5pf

References

Other 1

mysimplenews-admin-plaintext-password(10298)

TI-2002-02231 Static code injection vulnerability in users.php in MySimpleNews allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2002-02232 MySimpleNews 1.0 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary email messages via a direct request to vider.php3. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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