PHP NEWS 1.3.0 versions is vulnerable to CSRF attack (No CSRF token in place) meaning that if an admin user can be tricked to visit a crafted URL created by attacker (via spear phishing/social engineering), a form will be submitted to (http://sitename/path/index.php) that will change admin password. Once exploited, the attacker can login to the admin panel using the username and the password he posted in the form.