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newsadmin.asp in Katy Whitton NewsCMSLite allows remote...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

newsadmin.asp in Katy Whitton NewsCMSLite allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the loggedIn cookie to "xY1zZoPQ".

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 30, 2006
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 31, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(92nd percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2006-2636

GHSA ID

GHSA-j6r2-cw96-rwq9

Source code

No known source code

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