Myknowledgequest KnowledgeQuest 2.5/2.6 admincheck.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Myknowledgequest KnowledgeQuest 2.5/2.6. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admincheck.php. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-1727. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Myknowledgequest KnowledgeQuest 2.5/2.6 (Knowledge Base Software). Affected is an unknown function of the file admincheck.php. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

KnowledgeQuest 2.5 and 2.6 does not require authentication for access to admincheck.php, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary admin accounts.

The weakness was released 04/09/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1727 since 04/11/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional. By approaching the search of inurl:admincheck.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (41747), Exploit-DB (5418), SecurityFocus (BID 29012†), OSVDB (44257†) and Secunia (SA29716†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-41915. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Timelineinfo

04/09/2008 🔍
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04/11/2008 +0 days 🔍
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05/02/2008 +20 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2509 days 🔍
10/20/2024 +3506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41916
X-Force: 41747 - KnowledgeQuest admincheck.php security bypass
SecurityFocus: 29012
Secunia: 29716 - KnowledgeQuest SQL Injection and Security Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 44257 - KnowledgeQuest admincheck.php Admin Account Creation

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/20/2024 21:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (54), 09/22/2018 09:02 (10), 07/31/2021 14:44 (4), 10/20/2024 21:17 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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