Yektaweb Academic Web Tools up to 1.4.2.8 index.php PHPSESSID input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Yektaweb Academic Web Tools up to 1.4.2.8. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2970. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yektaweb Academic Web Tools up to 1.4.2.8. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple session fixation vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter to (1) index.php and (2) login.php in homepg/.

The weakness was shared 07/02/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2970 since 07/02/2008. 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 securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (43179), Exploit-DB (5861) and SecurityFocus (BID 29813†). The entries VDB-42936, VDB-43018, VDB-43017 and VDB-43016 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43019
X-Force: 43179 - Academic Web Tools index.php session hijacking
SecurityFocus: 29813 - Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 12/21/2025 03:53
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (57), 11/22/2017 09:48 (1), 12/21/2025 03:53 (17)
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