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TITLE:
AustinSmoke GasTracker "gastracker_admin" Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30266

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30266/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
AustinSmoke GasTracker 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18683/

DESCRIPTION:
t0pP8uZz has discovered a vulnerability in AustinSmoke GasTracker
(AS-GasTracker), which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restriction to the
administration section. This can be exploited to bypass the
authentication mechanism and gain access to administrative pages by
setting a specially crafted "gastracker_admin" cookie.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to implement proper access restriction.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
t0pP8uZz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5615

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