CVE-2006-2636 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
newsadmin.asp in Katy Whitton NewsCMSLite allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the loggedIn cookie to "xY1zZoPQ".
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.63% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| katy whitton | newscmslite |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NewsCMSLite - Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass | 2009-01-24 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20294
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/974
- http://www.bugreport.ir/index_62.htm
- http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-332.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435019/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500407/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1993
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20294
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/974
- http://www.bugreport.ir/index_62.htm
- http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-332.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435019/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500407/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1993
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26698
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