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TITLE:
YourOwnBux Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31851

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31851/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
YourOwnBux 4.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19829/

DESCRIPTION:
Tec-n0x has reported a vulnerability in YourOwnBux, which can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the authentication
mechanism. This can be exploited to gain access to the administration
section by setting the cookie "usNick" to a valid administrative user
name and the "usPass" cookie to an arbitrary value.

This vulnerability is reported in version 4.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the admin folder (e.g. with ".htaccess").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tec-n0x

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://dropsec.com/?p=41

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