PEAR Xml Rpc up to 1.2.3 pear::auth improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in PEAR Xml Rpc up to 1.2.3. Affected by this issue is the function pear::auth. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0868. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PEAR Xml Rpc up to 1.2.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function pear::auth. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified injection vulnerabilities in unspecified Auth Container back ends for PEAR::Auth before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3.0r4, allow remote attackers to "falsify authentication credentials," related to the "underlying storage containers."

The bug was discovered 02/22/2006. The weakness was released 02/23/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0868 since 02/23/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21094 (GLSA-200603-13 : PEAR-Auth: Potential authentication bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24854), Tenable (21094), SecurityFocus (BID 16758†), OSVDB (23428†) and Secunia (SA19008†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21094
Nessus Name: GLSA-200603-13 : PEAR-Auth: Potential authentication bypass
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OpenVAS ID: 56541
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-13 (pear-auth)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Xml Rpc 1.2.4

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28876
X-Force: 24854
SecurityFocus: 16758 - PEAR::Auth Multiple Unspecified SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19008
OSVDB: 23428 - PEAR--Auth - Multiple Unspecified SQL Injection Issues
SecurityTracker: 1015666
Vulnerability Center: 10719 - PEAR::Auth Remote Falsification of Authentication Credentials, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0696

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/15/2019 17:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (73), 06/15/2019 17:34 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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