Leif M. Wright Blog.CGI Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	16714
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 17 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 05 2006 02:51AM
Credit:	Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Leif M. Wright Blog 3.5
Not Vulnerable:

Leif M. Wright Blog.CGI Authorization Bypass Vulnerability


Blog is prone to an authorization-bypass vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly verify a user's credentials.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access as an administrative user; this may facilitate a compromise of the application.


Version 3.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Leif M. Wright Blog.CGI Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Leif M. Wright Blog.CGI Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected]

Leif M. Wright Blog.CGI Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Leif M. Wright's Blog Multiple Vulnerabilities (eVuln.com)
  
• Web Blog Homepage (Leif M. Wright)
  
• Leif M. Wright's Blog Multiple Vulnerabilities (eVuln.com)