Secunia Security Advisory - Mr.SeCreT has reported a vulnerability in Basic PHP Event Lister, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Basic PHP Events Lister Password Reset Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36525
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36525/
DESCRIPTION:
Mr.SeCreT has reported a vulnerability in Basic PHP Event Lister,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to admin/reset.php not restricting
access to authenticated users, which can be exploited to reset the
password for the administrative user.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.0. Other versions may also
be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the "admin" folder (e.g. via an .htaccess file).
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Mr.SeCreT
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9558
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