CitrusDB 0.3.6 hidden_hash Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in CitrusDB 0.3.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation of the argument hidden_hash leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-0408. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CitrusDB 0.3.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument hidden_hash with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CitrusDB 0.3.6 and earlier generates easily predictable MD5 hashes of the user name for the id_hash cookie, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by calculating the MD5 checksum of the user name combined with the "boogaadeeboo" string, which is hard-coded in the $hidden_hash variable.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2005. The weakness was presented 02/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redteam-pentesting.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0408 since 02/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16477 (CitrusDB Static id_hash Admin Authentication Bypass), 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.

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 Exploit-DB (25102), Tenable (16477), SecurityFocus (BID 12560†), OSVDB (13782†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7136†). See VDB-23949 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 16477
Nessus Name: CitrusDB Static id_hash Admin Authentication Bypass
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redteam-pentesting.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23948
SecurityFocus: 12560 - CitrusDB Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13782 - CVE-2005-0408 - CitrusDB - Authentication Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7136 - CitrusDB Customer Database 0.3.6 Allows Bypassing Authentication, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 05/20/2025 19:07
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (60), 05/30/2019 11:32 (4), 05/20/2025 19:07 (27)
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