Mambo 4.0.12 Session Cookie index2.php session_id improper authentication
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mambo 4.0.12 (Content Management System). This affects some unknown functionality of the file index2.php of the component Session Cookie Handler. The manipulation of the argument session_id
with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
index2.php in Mambo 4.0.12 allows remote attackers to gain administrator access via a URL request where session_id is set to the MD5 hash of a session cookie.
The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1245 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index2.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11361 (Mambo Site Server MD5 Hash Session ID Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11398) and Tenable (11361).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11361
Nessus Name: Mambo Site Server MD5 Hash Session ID Privilege Escalation
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Timeline
02/24/2003 🔍02/24/2003 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-1245 (🔍)
X-Force: 11398
Vulnerability Center: 2941 - Mambo Site Server Privilege Elevation via a Malformed Cookie, Medium
SecurityFocus: 6926 - Mambo Site Server Cookie Validation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 08/22/2014 16:09Updated: 05/17/2019 07:16
Changes: 08/22/2014 16:09 (63), 05/17/2019 07:16 (7)
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