PT-2008-5836 · Phpfastnews · Phpfastnews

Qabandi · Published 2008-10-21 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-4622

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpFastNews version 1.0.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access. This is achieved by setting the fn-loggedin cookie to 1, exploiting the isLoggedIn function in fastnews-code.php.

Recommendations For phpFastNews version 1.0.0, as a temporary workaround, consider modifying the isLoggedIn function to properly validate the fn-loggedin cookie. Restrict access to administrative features until a proper fix is applied. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4622

Affected Products

Phpfastnews

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6779 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/31811 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32334 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4622 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45977 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4452 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2867 · Note