BID:4046

Sitenews Unauthorized User Addition Vulnerability

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Sitenews Unauthorized User Addition Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	4046
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2002-0286
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 07 2002 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 11 2009 09:56AM
Credit:	Discovery of this issue is credited to Ulf Härnhammar <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable:	Sitenews Sitenews 0.11 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.10 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.9 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.8 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.7 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.6 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.5 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.4 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.3 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.2 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 Sitenews Sitenews 0.1 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17

Not Vulnerable:	Sitenews Sitenews 0.12 beta - Apache Apache 1.3.22 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.20 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.19 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.18 - Apache Apache 1.3.17 - Apache Apache 1.3.17

Discussion

Sitenews Unauthorized User Addition Vulnerability

Sitenews is a multi-user news management script written in PHP. It will run on most Unix and Linux variants, in addition to Microsoft Windows NT/2000 operating systems.

A security vulnerability exists which may allow a remote attacker to add arbitrary users to the user database of a Sitenews website.

A remote attacker who successfully exploits this issue will be again to gain unauthorized access to news management facilities.

Exploit / POC

Sitenews Unauthorized User Addition Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.