News Manager Lite 2.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the ADMIN parameter in the NEWS_LOGIN cookie.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15550
http://secunia.com/advisories/11180
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107999733503496&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2004-03-20
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.05349