FrSIRT - PHP SimpleNEWS "admin" Parameter Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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PHP SimpleNEWS "admin" Parameter Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Title : PHP SimpleNEWS "admin" Parameter Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0913
CVE ID : CVE-2006-1276
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-03-11

Advisory Details

Description

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Solution

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Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in PHP SimpleNEWS, which could be exploited by remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable application. This flaw is due to an error in the "admin.php" script that does not verify the password when handling a cookie containing a specially crafted "admin" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to access the application as an administrator.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu

ChangeLog

2006-03-11 : Initial release
2006-05-03 : Updated Solution

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