VDB-42937 · CVE-2008-2879 · BID 29884

Benjacms Benja CMS 0.1 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Benjacms Benja CMS 0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-2879. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Benjacms Benja CMS 0.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Benja CMS 0.1 does not require authentication for access to admin/, which allows remote attackers to add or delete a menu.

The weakness was disclosed 06/26/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2879 since 06/26/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 29884†) and Secunia (SA30834†). The entries VDB-43037 and VDB-43036 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Benjacms

Name

Benja CMS

Version

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/23/2008 🔍
06/26/2008 +3 days 🔍
06/26/2008 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2454 days 🔍
11/14/2017 +974 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42937
SecurityFocus: 29884 - benja CMS Multiple Input Validation and Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30834

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/14/2017 13:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (54), 11/14/2017 13:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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