J-Security Center

Title: NewsBruiser Comment System Security Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

NewsBruiser is a Web based application that is used to create Weblogs.

NewsBruiser is reported prone to a security restriction bypass vulnerability. Although unconfirmed, it is likely that this issue results from an access validation error.

It is reported that this issue arises in the comment system of the application. A remote attacker may delete or approve comments on a site adversely affecting the availability or integrity of data. It should be noted that the comment functionality must be enabled for this issue to arise.

NewsBruiser 2.6.0 and prior versions are affected by this issue.

Affected Products:

  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.0.0
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.1.0
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.2.0
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.3.0
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.4.0
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.4.1
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.5.0
  • NewsBruiser NewsBruiser 2.6.0

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