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CVE-2002-0491

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0160%

EPSS Percentile27.22th

PublishedAug 12, 2002

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦

Alguest

Alguest

= 1.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8623.php

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263902

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4355

🔗 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8623.php

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263902

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4355

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