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TITLE:
Maian Events "mevents_admin_cookie" Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31056

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31056/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Maian Events 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/19308/

DESCRIPTION:
Saime has discovered a vulnerability in Maian Events, which can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restriction in the
admin/index.php script. This can be exploited to bypass the
authentication mechanism and gain access to the administration
section by setting the "mevents_admin_cookie" cookie.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the admin/index.php script (e.g. with
".htaccess").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Saime

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6048

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