Help Center Live 2.1.3a class/auth.php check_logout improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Help Center Live 2.1.3a. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function check_logout
of the file class/auth.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The check_logout function in class/auth.php in Help Center Live (hcl) 2.1.3a sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to delete administrative users and have other unspecified impact via certain requests to (1) admin/departments.php, (2) admin/operators.php, and other unspecified scripts. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
The weakness was shared 08/07/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4240 since 08/08/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
By approaching the search of inurl:class/auth.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25898 (Help Center Live class/auth.php check_logout Function Admin Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35833) and Tenable (25898).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 25898
Nessus Name: Help Center Live class/auth.php check_logout Function Admin Authentication Bypass
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-4240 (🔍)
X-Force: 35833
Vulnerability Center: 15886 - Help Center Live (hcl) Vulnerability Allows Security Restrictions Bypass, High
SecurityFocus: 25225 - Help Center Live Administration Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26352 - Help Center Live Administration Multiple Security Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 39400 - Help Center Live class/auth.php check_logout Function Admin Authentication Bypass
Entry
Created: 03/15/2015 15:58Updated: 07/21/2021 14:22
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (56), 08/12/2017 11:02 (12), 07/21/2021 14:22 (3)
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