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phpFastNews "fn-loggedin" Cookie Security Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32334
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Release Date:
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2008-10-20
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Last Update:
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2008-10-22
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Popularity:
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878 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | phpFastNews 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4622
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Description:
Qabandi has discovered a vulnerability in phpFastNews, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The problem is that the application allows access to the admin interface by checking if a certain cookie exists. This can be exploited to gain administrative access to the application by creating the cookie "fn-loggedin" and assigning it the value "1".
This vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Ensure that proper access restrictions are implemented.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Qabandi
Changelog:
2008-10-22: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6779
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