CVE-2006-1276

Public Exploit

Description

admin.php in Himpfen Consulting Company PHP SimpleNEWS 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the admin parameter in a cookie.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.59% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25177	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17186	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/613	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428427	mailing list
http://evuln.com/vulns/94/summary.html	exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/23803	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0913	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19195	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1276?: CVE-2006-1276 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1276?: To fix CVE-2006-1276, 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-2006-1276 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1276 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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