eSyndiCat 1.6 - 'admin_lng' Cookie Authentication Bypass

Author: Ciph3r
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2008-07-21 
date_updated: 2014-03-07 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2008-3299;OSVDB-47184 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30332/info

eSyndiCat is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability because it fails to adequately verify user-supplied input used for cookie-based authentication.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible.

eSyndiCat 1.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

javascript:document.cookie = "admin_lng=1; path=/";