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TITLE:
dB Masters Links Directory Authentication Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37985

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37985/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in dB Masters Links Directory,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the authentication
mechanism in admin.php, which can be exploited to bypass the
authentication mechanism by setting the "admin_log" cookie to "in".

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.1.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
indoushka

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