23803 : PHP SimpleNEWS Cookie Authentication Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-03-10

Keywords

EV0094

Description

PHP SimpleNEWS and PHP SimpleNEWS MySQL contain a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass administrative authentication. The issue is due to the program only comparing the username supplied by the cookie when accessing the pages. By creating a cookie with the value of 'admin', the program does not compare the password supplied, allowing for administrative access.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Himpfen Consulting	PHP SimpleNEWS	1.0.0
Himpfen Consulting	PHP SimpleNEWS MySQL	1.0.0

References

Bugtraq ID: 17186
Secunia Advisory ID: 19195
CVE ID: 2006-1276 (see also: NVD)
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0913
Keyword: EV0094
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-03/0402.html
Other Advisory URL: http://evuln.com/vulns/94/summary.html
Vendor URL: http://www.himpfenconsulting.com/

Credit

Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu - alexevuln.com - eVuln

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-20 | Disagree?

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