CVE-2004-1847

Public Exploit

Description

News Manager Lite 2.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the ADMIN parameter in the NEWS_LOGIN cookie.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.35% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11180	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9935	exploit vdb entry patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009507	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15550	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107999733503496&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1847?: CVE-2004-1847 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1847?: To fix CVE-2004-1847, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1847 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1847 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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