Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-7172
CVE-2008-7172
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:yanick_bourbeau:lightweight_news_portal:1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 1.0b
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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