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CVE-2003-1553· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Haakon Nilsen Simple Internet Publishing System (SIPS) 0.2.2 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access contro

Haakon Nilsen Simple Internet Publishing System (SIPS) 0.2.2 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain password and other user information via a direct request to a user-specific configuration directory.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Dec 31, 2003
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.1% · 81th percentile
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sipssips

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sips sips0.2.2

Same product

sips: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2002-0267preferences.php in Simple Internet Publishing System (SIPS) before 0.3.1 allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via a lin
    41Plan
  • CVE-2002-2218CRLF injection vulnerability in the setUserValue function in sipssys/code/site.inc.php in Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system
    40Plan
  • CVE-2000-1241Unspecified vulnerability in Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system (SIPS) before 0.2.4 has an unknown impact and attack vectors
    40Plan
  • CVE-2006-4733PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sipssys/code/box.inc.php in Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system (SIPS) 0.3.1 and e
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2003-03-18

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-288 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+8309 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-200 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    json
    {  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

    Fixed

    json
    {  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

    Attack context

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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