Description
The GetPassword function in function.php of SiteNews 0.10 and 0.11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and add users by providing a non-existent user name and the MD5 checksum for an empty password to add_user.php, which causes GetPassword to produce and compare a blank password for the non-existent user.
References
- sitenews-getpassword-add-users(8181) vdb-entry
- 4046 vdb-entry
- 20020216 SiteNews remote add user exploit mailing-list