Rule:  

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Sid:
3676

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known
vulnerability in the web application NewsScript.

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Impact:
Unauthorized administrative access to the application.

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Detailed Information:
It is possible to bypass all authentication mechanisms present in
newsscript.pl by simply supplying the content "admin" to the "mode"
variable in a request to the script.

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Affected Systems:
	NewsScript.co.uk NewsScript

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can make a request to the script and include "mode=admin" in
the request.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. No exploit software required.

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False Positives:
None known

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False Negatives:
None known

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Corrective Action:
Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches

Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Alex Kirk <akirk@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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