CVE-2006-2636

Public Exploit

Description

newsadmin.asp in Katy Whitton NewsCMSLite allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the loggedIn cookie to "xY1zZoPQ".

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.19% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory kapda.ir Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.bugreport.ir/index_62.htm exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435019/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-332.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1993 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20294 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500407/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/974 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26698 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2636?
CVE-2006-2636 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2636?
To fix CVE-2006-2636, 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-2006-2636 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2636 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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