CVE-2005-3435
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedadmin_news.php in Archilles Newsworld up to 1.3.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication by obtaining the password hash for another user, for example through another Newsworld vulnerability, and specifying the hash in the pwd argument.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAchilles Newsworld admin_news.php up to version 1.3.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where attackers can circumvent login by providing a stolen password hash directly in the 'pwd' parameter. The application incorrectly validates the raw hash instead of requiring proper credential verification, allowing unauthorized administrative access.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Achilles Newsworld installationSearch the web server for the presence of the 'admin_news.php' file, typically found in the /admin or /newsworld directory of the web root.Affected if The file admin_news.php exists on the server.
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Determine installed versionOpen admin_news.php in a text editor or view the source to find the version identifier, often displayed in a comment header, configuration variable, or in a footer/includes file referenced by the application.Affected if The version is 1.3.0 or earlier.
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Verify admin interface accessibilityAttempt to access the admin_news.php page via HTTP GET request to confirm the login form is reachable.Affected if The admin login page loads without requiring authentication.
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Inspect pwd parameter handlingView the source code of admin_news.php and examine how the 'pwd' parameter is processed during authentication; look for code that passes the pwd value directly to a hash comparison without proper verification.Affected if The code accepts the pwd parameter as a raw hash and performs direct comparison instead of hashing the input and comparing hashes.
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Check authentication logic flowSearch for SQL queries or authentication functions in admin_news.php that use the pwd parameter; look for patterns where user input is used without being hashed first.Affected if The application uses the raw pwd value in authentication logic without computing its hash first.
A user is affected if Achilles Newsworld version 1.3.0 or earlier is installed and the admin_news.php file exposes a login mechanism where the pwd parameter can be submitted directly as a password hash.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Achilles Newsworld version 1.3.1 or later if available. Alternatively, implement proper server-side password verification that compares hashes correctly and remove any mechanism that allows direct hash submission in the pwd parameter.
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