Secunia Security Advisory - TiGeR-Dz has reported a vulnerability in AWScripts Gallery Search Engine, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
AWScripts Gallery Search Engine Insecure Cookie Handling
Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35513
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35513/
DESCRIPTION:
TiGeR-Dz has reported a vulnerability in AWScripts Gallery Search
Engine, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain
security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restrictions when
accessing the administration interface. This can be exploited to
bypass the authentication mechanism and gain access to the
administration control panel by setting the "awse_logged" cookie to
"1".
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.5. Other versions may also
be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the administrative interface (e.g. via an
.htaccess file).
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
TiGeR-Dz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8994
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