CVE-2001-1527: Easyscripts Easynews

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

easyNews 1.5 and earlier stores administration passwords in cleartext in settings.php, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain access.

Affected products

• Easyscripts Easynews: version 1.5 only

Published 2001-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.