eSyndiCat 1.6 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in eSyndiCat 1.6. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-3299. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in eSyndiCat 1.6 and classified 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

eSyndiCat 1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admin_lng cookie value to 1. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3299 since 07/25/2008. 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 exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

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 (43972), Exploit-DB (32101) and SecurityFocus (BID 30332†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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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: Highly functional
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/21/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2426 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +3743 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43357
X-Force: 43972 - eSyndiCat admin_lng cookie parameter authentication bypass
SecurityFocus: 30332 - eSyndiCat 'admin_lng' Cookie Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/15/2025 21:48
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (45), 09/30/2018 09:12 (6), 06/15/2025 21:48 (20)
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