CVE-2006-0157 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can change the administrator password in Magic News Plus by manipulating specific parameters, leading to full account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0157?
CVE-2006-0157 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
settings.php in Reamday Enterprises Magic News Plus 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to change the administrator password via a change action that specifies identical values for the passwd and admin_password parameters, then declares the new password string in the new_passwd and confirm_passwd parameters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Reamday Enterprises Magic News Plus.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2006-0157 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0157 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq5c-pwf7-5526.