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CVE-2004-2689

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

NewsPHP allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access by setting a cookie to the "autorized=admin; root=admin" value.

Affected products

• Newsphp: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0161.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11346
• http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009740.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15836
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0161.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11346
• http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009740.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15836

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