SourceForge Web Slider 0.6 admin.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SourceForge Web Slider 0.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admin.php. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-2298. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SourceForge Web Slider 0.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file admin.php. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to 1.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2298 since 05/18/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 (42468), Exploit-DB (5629) and SecurityFocus (BID 29246†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/15/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2493 days 🔍
10/23/2024 +3509 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42443
X-Force: 42468 - Web Slider admin.php security bypass
SecurityFocus: 29246 - Web Slider 'admin' Cookie Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/23/2024 08:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (47), 11/13/2017 08:34 (10), 10/23/2024 08:59 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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