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ZH2003-11SA.txt

ZH2003-11SA.txt
Posted Jul 18, 2003
Authored by Trash-80 | Site zone-h.org

Zone-H Security Advisory ZH2003-11SA - Elite News version 1.0.0.0-1.0.0.3 Beta allows direct access to various system files which enables an attacker to retrieve the administrator login name, then utilize that name on another page to set a cookie that will be referenced by yet another page that allows an attacker to post as the administrator.

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SHA-256 | 15b0010175329a204e9968c5e50f2759f6d246f310258aa395f5fc303d0bc6e8

ZH2003-11SA.txt

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ZH2003-11SA (security advisory): Elite News Ver. 1.0.0.0-1.0.0.3 Beta



Published: 16/07/2003

Released: 16/07/2003

Name: Elite News

Affected System(s): All versions

Severity: High

Platform(s): Windows and Unix

Issue: Security holes enable attackers to take administrative control

Original Advisory: http://www.zone-h.org/en/advisories/read/id=2710

Author: Trash-80 - dpangalos@linuxmail.org



Description

************

Zone-h Security Team has discovered a serious security flaw in Elite News Ver.1.0.0.0-1.0.0.3 Beta.
Elite News is a news publishing system which allows you to easily post news and reviews without a MySQL database.


Details

********

1.Direct access to stats.php file allows you to see Elite News administrator's username.

ex: www.example.com/elitenews/stats.php

2.Fill in the administrator's username in login.html.
Leave the password field blank.
Click "Login".

ex: www.example.com/elitenews/login.html

3.Then directly access newpost.php to post a message as an Elite News administrator.



Furthermore

************

login.php sets a cookie in your temporary internet files with the administrator's username.


Cookie content:

/elitenews
ex: UserAdmin
www.example.com/elitenews/
1536
2873507712
29576153
2673509856
29576139
*
Elitenews
1
www.example.com/elitenews/
1536
2873507712
29576153
2673509856
29576139
*



newpost.php "reads" this cookie and thus it's possible to see the "Send" and "Reset" buttons which are not shown if you don't login with the administrator's username.


(Bogus) PHP Code/Location:

/elitenews/newpost.php:
------------------------------------------------------------------------

<?php
$admin = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["Elitenews"];
if ($admin != "")
{
echo "<input <input type=submit value=Send><input type=reset value=Reset>";
}
?>

------------------------------------------------------------------------

It's also possible to access other Elite News files like modify.php, editordelete.php etc...


Solution:

*********

The vendor has been contacted and a patch is not yet produced.


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