Adobe ColdFusion MX up to 7.02 administrative improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe ColdFusion MX up to 7.02. This affects an unknown part of the file administrative. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3979. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe ColdFusion MX up to 7.02 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file administrative. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.

The weakness was shared 08/09/2006 with Adobe (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3979 since 08/04/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28294), SecurityFocus (BID 19426†), OSVDB (27858†), Secunia (SA21421†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016660†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: adobe.com

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: http://www.adobe.com
Organization: Adobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2444
X-Force: 28294 - Adobe ColdFusion AdminAPI authentication bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19426 - ColdFusion AdminAPI Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 21421 - ColdFusion AdminAPI Authentication Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27858 - ColdFusion AdminAPI Programmatic Access Authentication Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1016660 - Adobe ColdFusion Grants Users Access to AdminAPI
Vupen: ADV-2006-3224

Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2006 14:44
Updated: 06/07/2017 14:55
Changes: 08/09/2006 14:44 (55), 06/07/2017 14:55 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:54A:103

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