Artica Pandora FMS up to 2.1.1 Default Configuration index.php loginhash_data improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Artica Pandora FMS up to 2.1.1. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation of the argument loginhash_data leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4279. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artica Pandora FMS up to 2.1.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation of the argument loginhash_data with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The default configuration of Pandora FMS 3.1 and earlier specifies an empty string for the loginhash_pwd field, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a request to index.php with "admin" in the loginhash_user parameter, in conjunction with the md5 hash of "admin" in the loginhash_data parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 11/30/2010 by Juan Galiana Lara (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4279. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50861 (Pandora FMS Console Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (35731), Tenable (50861), SecurityFocus (BID 45112†), OSVDB (69549†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28467†). The entries VDB-55611, VDB-55610, VDB-55609 and VDB-55608 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 50861
Nessus Name: Pandora FMS Console Authentication Bypass
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OpenVAS ID: 100927
OpenVAS Name: Pandora FMS Authentication Bypass And Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: pandora_upload_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Pandora FMS v3.1 Auth Bypass and Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129830
Researcher: Juan Galiana Lara
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-4279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55607
SecurityFocus: 45112 - Pandora FMS Authentication Bypass And Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42347
OSVDB: 69549 - Pandora FMS loginhash_pwd Parameter Default Value Login Mechanism Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 28467 - Pandora FMS 3.1 and Earlier Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability via an Index.php Request, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/03/2025 16:55
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (65), 03/10/2017 10:30 (18), 10/06/2021 06:32 (5), 10/06/2021 06:47 (1), 01/03/2025 16:55 (15)
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