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    CVE-2008-7172

    Lightweight news portal (LNP) 1.0b does not properly restrict access to administrator functionality, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via direct requests to admin.php with the (1) potd_delete, (2) potd, (3) vote_update, (4) vote, or (5) modifynews actions.

    Published:Sep 8, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 8, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.03121
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Yanick Bourbeau
    Product
    Lightweight News Portal

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29848http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29848https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5873

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High