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PTNews Unauthorised Access to Administrative Functions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8633
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Release Date:
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2003-04-22
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Popularity:
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4,455 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | PTNews 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in PTNews, which can be exploited by malicious people to perform administrative actions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an authentication error. This can be exploited by a malicious person to perform administrative actions like creating, replacing, and deleting news by sending a special request to PTNews.
Version 1.7.7 and prior has been reported vulnerable.
Solution:
Update to version 1.7.8:
http://www.openbg.net/ptsite/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Arnaud Jacques
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