CVE-2007-0261 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to perform administrative actions, including changing passwords and uploading PHP code for execution.
- 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-2007-0261?
CVE-2007-0261 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
snews.php in sNews 1.5.30 and earlier does not properly exit when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions, as demonstrated by changing an administrative password via the changeup task, and by uploading PHP code via the imagefile parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Snews Snews.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0261 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-2007-0261 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0261 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5x6-4c84-ww2p.