ProNews Change.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:21559

Info

ProNews Change.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21559
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-6580
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 12 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:40PM
Credit: An anonymous person discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: SCRIPTPHP ProNews 1.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ProNews Change.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

ProNews is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability because the software fails to perform sufficient authentication checking.

An attacker can exploit this issue to modify data on an affected website; other attacks may also be possible.

Version 1.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

ProNews Change.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

Solution / Fix

ProNews Change.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

ProNews Change.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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