admin_news.php in Archilles Newsworld up to 1.3.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication by obtaining the password hash for another user, for example through another Newsworld vulnerability, and specifying the hash in the pwd argument.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22860
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113018731120709&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2005-11-02
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.00856