Vulnerability Note VU#987632

NewsDaemon does not adequately filter user input to $user_username

Overview

NewsDaemon prior to version 0.21b contains a vulnerability allowing remote attackers to gain administrative access to the web site.

I. Description

NewsDaemon is a PHP-based tool used to allow readers to submit and comments on news items and stories over the web. It also allows for administration of the web site using HTTP. Versions of NewsDaemon prior to 0.21b allows readers of the web site to submit a malicious HTTP request allowing them to gain administrative access to the web site.

II. Impact

Remote intruders can gain administrative access to the web site.

III. Solution

Update to NewsDaemon version 0.21b or later. If you use PHP3, or cannot set register_globals offin PHP4, you must change NewsDaemon (including 0.21b) as described in the original description of this problem by Forrest J. Cavalier III.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
DaemonNews	Vulnerable	5-May-2001

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/158966
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=60570
http://xforce.iss.net/static/6010.php

Credit

Our thanks to Forrest J. Cavalier III who originally posted this information to BugTraq.

This document was written by Shawn V. Hernan

Other Information

Date Public	01/26/2001
Date First Published	05/05/2001 06:05:26 PM
Date Last Updated	06/25/2001
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CAN-2001-0234
Metric	3.19
Document Revision	10

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