CVE-2004-1847 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in News Manager Lite 2.5, affecting expinion.net's News Manager Lite product. An unauthenticated remote attacker can gain administrator privileges by manipulating the NEWS_LOGIN cookie to include an "ADMIN" parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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