CVE-2006-2636 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in newsadmin.asp of Katy Whitton NewsCMSLite, allowing remote attackers to gain administrative access by manipulating a cookie. This critical vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:katy_whitton:newscmslite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.