### [CVE-2008-7172](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-7172)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5873

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.