CVE-2002-0491

N/A Unknown
Published: August 12, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

admin.php in AlGuest 1.0 guestbook checks for the existence of the admin cookie to authenticate the AlGuest administrator, which allows remote attackers to bypass the authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to an arbitrary value.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8623.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263902
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4355
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8623.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
68th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

alguest