# CVE-2005-3435: admin\_news.php in Archilles Newsworld up to 1.3.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication by obtaining the password hash for another user,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22860
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17310/
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113018731120709&w=2

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