CVE-2005-4458
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-4458 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-12-21 11:03:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when performing checks for special privileges, which allows users to gain administrator privileges by adding themselves to the SITE_MGR group. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 9 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.5.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.5.4b5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 5.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 6.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 6.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 6.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Metadot | Metadot Portal Server | 6.4.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CXSecurity - IDS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| www.metadot.com/metadot/index.pl | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.metadot.com | |
| MetaDot Portal Server Site_Mgr Group Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| www.osvdb.org/22014 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Security Advisory SA18137 - Metadot Portal Server "Group.pm" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.