PhpAddEdit 1.3 login.php cookie improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhpAddEdit 1.3. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file login.php. This manipulation of the argument cookie causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6581. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PhpAddEdit 1.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument cookie 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:

login.php in PhpAddEdit 1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the addedit cookie parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/12/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpaddedit.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6581 since 04/02/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by x0r and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47264), Exploit-DB (7418), SecurityFocus (BID 32779†), OSVDB (50674†) and Secunia (SA33124†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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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
Author: x0r
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpaddedit.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47479
X-Force: 47264 - phpAddEdit adminuser cookie security bypass
SecurityFocus: 32779 - phpAddEdit 'Addedit-login.php' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 33124 - phpAddEdit "addedit" Cookie Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 50674 - phpAddEdit login.php addedit Cookie Manipulation Admin Authentication Bypass

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/18/2024 05:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (56), 11/03/2018 18:10 (12), 11/18/2024 05:31 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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