Impliedbydesign Micro-CMS 0.3.5 microcms-admin-home.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Impliedbydesign Micro-CMS 0.3.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file microcms-admin-home.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6553. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Impliedbydesign Micro-CMS 0.3.5 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file microcms-admin-home.php. 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. CVE summarizes:

microcms-admin-home.php in Implied by Design Micro CMS (Micro-CMS) 3.5 (aka 0.3.5) does not require authentication as an administrator, which allows remote attackers to (1) create administrative accounts via an add_admin action, (2) remove administrative accounts via a delete_admin action, and (3) modify administrative passwords via a change_password action.

The weakness was shared 03/30/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6553 since 03/30/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. By approaching the search of inurl:microcms-admin-home.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 (46294), Exploit-DB (6933) and SecurityFocus (BID 32063†). 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

11/01/2008 🔍
03/30/2009 +149 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2178 days 🔍
11/10/2024 +3526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47404
X-Force: 46294 - Micro CMS microcms-admin-home.php security bypass
SecurityFocus: 32063 - Micro CMS 'microcms-admin-home.php' Security Bypass Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/10/2024 02:21
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (51), 11/03/2018 18:06 (8), 11/10/2024 02:21 (17)
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