CVE-2002-2046: Xqus X-News

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

x_news.php in X-News (x_news) 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges by stealing and replaying the md5_password cookie.

Affected products

• Xqus X-News: version 1.1 only

Published 2002-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.