ZaireWeb Solutions NewsLetter ZWS - Administrative Interface Authentication Bypass

Author: GaMeS
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 0
date_added: 2004-06-24
date_updated: 2013-01-20
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2004-0621;OSVDB-16040
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10605/info

Newsletter ZWS is reported prone to an administrative interface authentication bypass vulnerability. The vulnerability exists due to a design error in the implementation of the authentication system for the interface. The flaw allows a user to set their privileges through a URI parameter passed to the 'admin.php' script.

http://www.example.com/newsletter/admin.php?f=list_user&uname=test&ulevel=1