# CVE-2002-0286

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0286
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.03
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** May 3, 2002
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

The GetPassword function in function.php of SiteNews 0.10 and 0.11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and add users by providing a non-existent user name and the MD5 checksum for an empty password to add_user.php, which causes GetPassword to produce and compare a blank password for the non-existent user.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8181)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4046)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101388393808699&w=2)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.72%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 72.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._