CVE-2008-7172 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can gain administrator privileges by directly accessing admin.php actions without authentication in Lightweight news portal.
- 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-2008-7172?
CVE-2008-7172 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b does not properly restrict access to administrator functionality, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via direct requests to admin.php with the (1) potd_delete, (2) potd, (3) vote_update, (4) vote, or (5) modifynews actions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7172?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yanick Bourbeau Lightweight News Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2008-7172 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7172 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3985-49x3-qw6r.