VDB-62273 · CVE-2012-4926 · EDB 18544

Imgpals Img Pals Photo Host 1.0 approve.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Imgpals Img Pals Photo Host 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file approve.php. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-4926. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Imgpals Img Pals Photo Host 1.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file approve.php. The manipulation 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

approve.php in Img Pals Photo Host 1.0 does not authenticate requests, which allows remote attackers to change the activation of administrators via the u parameter in an (1) app0 (disable) or (2) app1 (enable) action.

The weakness was presented 09/15/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4926 since 09/15/2012. 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:approve.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 (18544) and OSVDB (79670†). See VDB-62272 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Imgpals

Name

Img Pals Photo Host

Version

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/15/2012 🔍
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03/24/2015 +920 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62273
OSVDB: 79670

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/19/2025 21:33
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (42), 02/06/2018 07:36 (10), 01/19/2025 21:33 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.