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>> PHP SimpleNEWS "admin" Parameter Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Title : PHP SimpleNEWS "admin" Parameter Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0913
CVE ID : CVE-2006-1276
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-03-11
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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.
Affected Products
PHP SimpleNEWS version 1.0.0 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to PHP SimpleNEWS version 1.3.0 :
http://www.himpfen.com//code/php-simplenews/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0913
http://evuln.com/vulns/94/summary.html
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu
ChangeLog
2006-03-11 : Initial release
2006-05-03 : Updated Solution
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