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TITLE:
PAD Site Scripts "authuser" Insecure Cookie Handling Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35155

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35155/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in PAD Site Scripts, 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 "authuser" cookie to the
administrator's username.

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.6. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the administration interface (e.g. via
".htaccess").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Mr.tro0oqy

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8735

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