PHP SimpleNEWS and PHP SimpleNEWS My SQL admin.php security bypass
| simplenews-admin-bypass-security (25177) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP SimpleNEWS and PHP SimpleNEWS My SQL are vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the admin.php script using the admin cookie parameter, which could allow the attacker to add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP SimpleNEWS (1.3.0 or later), available from the PHP SimpleNEWS Web site. See References.
References:
- eVuln Advisory EV0094: PHP SimpleNEWS, PHP SimpleNEWS MySQL - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability.
- Himpfen Consulting Web site: PHP SimpleNEWS.
- BID-17186: PHP SimpleNEWS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1276: admin.php in Himpfen Consulting Company PHP SimpleNEWS 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the admin parameter in a cookie.
- OSVDB ID: 23803: PHP SimpleNEWS Cookie Authentication Bypass
- SA19195: PHP SimpleNEWS "admin" Authentication Bypass
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0913: PHP SimpleNEWS admin Parameter Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Himpfen Consulting PHP SimpleNews 1.0.0
- Himpfen Consulting PHP SimpleNews MySQL 1.0.0
Reported:
Mar 10, 2006
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