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TITLE:
phShoutBox "phadmin" Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29892

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29892/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phShoutBox 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18435/

DESCRIPTION:
t0pP8uZz has discovered a vulnerability in phShoutBox, which can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restriction of the
administrator page (admin.php). This can be exploited to bypass the
authentication mechanism and gain access to administrative pages by
setting a specially crafted "phadmin" cookie.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.5 Final. Other versions
may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
t0pP8uZz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5467

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