Pangramsoft Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network 1.8 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pangramsoft Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network 1.8. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4333. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Pangramsoft Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network 1.8 (Social Network Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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:

Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network 1.8 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges via arbitrary values of the auser and apass cookies.

The weakness was shared 12/15/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at uncompiled.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4333 since 11/29/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Mark Stanislav and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (15741) and OSVDB (70202†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Mark Stanislav
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2010 🔍
12/15/2010 +16 days 🔍
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12/21/2010 +6 days 🔍
12/22/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1547 days 🔍
11/09/2025 +3888 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: uncompiled.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55819
OSVDB: 70202 - Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network Multiple Cookie Authentication Bypass

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 11/09/2025 18:58
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (45), 01/08/2018 07:53 (11), 11/09/2025 18:58 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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