xeCMS 1.0/1.0.0 admin.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in xeCMS 1.0/1.0.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin.php. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6714. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xeCMS 1.0/1.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the file admin.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

admin.php in xeCMS 1.0.0 RC2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the admin panel by setting the xecms_username cookie.

The weakness was presented 04/10/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-6714 since 04/10/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by t0pP8uZz and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 300 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 (43114), Exploit-DB (5818) and SecurityFocus (BID 29740†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

VulDB 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
Author: t0pP8uZz
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2008 🔍
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04/10/2009 +300 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-6714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47688
X-Force: 43114 - xeCMS cookie security bypass
SecurityFocus: 29740 - xeCMS Cookie Parameters Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/28/2024 06:38
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (53), 11/05/2018 08:04 (7), 10/28/2024 06:38 (17)
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