VDB-50045 · CVE-2009-2945 · SA36640

Stanford WebAuth 3.5.5/3.6.0/3.6.1 Browser History credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Stanford WebAuth 3.5.5/3.6.0/3.6.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Browser History. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-2945. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Stanford WebAuth 3.5.5/3.6.0/3.6.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Browser History. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

weblogin/login.fcgi (aka the WebLogin login script) in Stanford University WebAuth 3.5.5, 3.6.0, and 3.6.1 places passwords in URLs in certain circumstances involving conversion of a POST request to a GET request, which allows context-dependent attackers to discover passwords by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.

The weakness was published 09/15/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at webauth.stanford.edu. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2945 since 08/23/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

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 vulnerability database at Secunia (SA36640†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/23/2009 🔍
09/14/2009 +22 days 🔍
09/15/2009 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2010 days 🔍
01/20/2019 +1404 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: webauth.stanford.edu
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50045
Secunia: 36640 - Stanford WebAuth Password Disclosure Security Issue, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/20/2019 13:30
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (50), 01/20/2019 13:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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