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TITLE:
sNews Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23746

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23746/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
sNews 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/6216/

DESCRIPTION:
rgod has discovered a vulnerability in sNews, which can be exploited
by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the authentication
process in snews.php, and can be exploited to reset the administrator
password and gain access to the administration section.

NOTE: This can further be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by
uploading a malicious PHP file.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.5.30. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure authentication is done properly.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
rgod

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/snews_1530_cmd.html

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