CVE-2002-0267

N/A Unknown
Published: May 29, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

preferences.php in Simple Internet Publishing System (SIPS) before 0.3.1 allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via a linebreak in the "theme" field followed by the Status::admin command, which causes the Status line to be entered into the password file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://sips.sourceforge.net/adminvul.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101363233905645&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sips.sourceforge.net/adminvul.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8193.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sips