---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: OpenNewsletter Security Bypass Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23476 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23476/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: OpenNewsletter 2.x http://secunia.com/product/12983/ DESCRIPTION: BlackHawk has discovered a vulnerability in OpenNewsletter, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and disclose sensitive data. The subscribers.php and settings.php scripts do not properly restrict access to logged in users and can be exploited with an HTTP client that does not follow redirects. Successful exploitation allows retrieval of all subscribers, the administrator username, the administrator password, and the name of the database file. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.5. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Restrict access to subscribers.php and settings.php. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: BlackHawk ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/2981 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------