VDB-49615 · CVE-2008-7051 · EDB 7081

Ajsquare AJ Article user.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ajsquare AJ Article. Impacted is an unknown function of the file user.php. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-7051. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ajsquare AJ Article (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file user.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. The summary by CVE is:

AJ Square AJ Article allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access administrator functionality via a direct request to (1) user.php, (2) articles.php, (3) articlesuspend.php, (4) site.php, (5) statistics.php, (6) mail.php, (7) category.php, (8) subcategory.php, (9) changepassword.php, (10) polling.php, and (11) logo.php in admin/.

The weakness was published 08/24/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-7051 since 08/23/2009. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:user.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 Exploit-DB (7081) and SecurityFocus (BID 32254†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Ajsquare

Name

AJ Article

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

11/11/2008 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2032 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49615
SecurityFocus: 32254 - AJ Article Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vupen: ADV-2008-3097

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/10/2024 22:57
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (44), 12/22/2017 08:40 (10), 11/10/2024 22:57 (21)
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