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CVE-2001-0911
PHP-Nuke 5.1 stores user and administrator passwords in a base-64 encoded cookie, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by…
High7.5EPSS 3.9%
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Description
PHP-Nuke 5.1 stores user and administrator passwords in a base-64 encoded cookie, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by stealing or sniffing the cookie and decoding it.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- phpnuke-postnuke-insecure-passwords(7596) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3567 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20011121 PhpNuke Admin password can be stolen ! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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