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admin_news.php in Archilles Newsworld up to 1.3.0 allows...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 3, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

admin_news.php in Archilles Newsworld up to 1.3.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication by obtaining the password hash for another user, for example through another Newsworld vulnerability, and specifying the hash in the pwd argument.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 2, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Apr 3, 2025

Severity

High

EPSS score

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(74th percentile)

Weaknesses

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2005-3435

GHSA ID

GHSA-827j-q3cq-7j37

Source code

No known source code

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