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TITLE:
Rantx "logininfo" Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30279

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30279/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Rantx
http://secunia.com/product/18695/

DESCRIPTION:
t0pP8uZz has discovered a vulnerability in Rantx, which can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restriction in the
Admin.php script. This can be exploited to bypass the authentication
mechanism and gain access to the administration section by setting a
specially crafted "logininfo" cookie.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the Admin.php script (e.g. with ".htaccess").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
t0pP8uZz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5628

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