Geeklog Lib-sessions.PHP Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

BID:17010

Info

Geeklog Lib-sessions.PHP Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17010
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 07 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 09 2006 11:25PM
Credit: Konstantin Dyakoff is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Geeklog Geeklog 1.4 sr1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 sr4
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 sr3
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 sr1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 rc1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.10
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9 sr3
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9 sr2
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9 sr1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 rc2
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 rc1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 -1sr2
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 -1sr1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 -1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.7 sr2
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.7 sr1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.7
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.5 sr2
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.5 sr1
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.5
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3
- Apache Apache 1.3.22
- Apache Apache 1.3.20
- Apache Apache 1.3.20
- Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apache Apache 1.3.18
- Apache Apache 1.3.18
- Apache Apache 1.3.17
- Apache Apache 1.3.17
Not Vulnerable: Geeklog Geeklog 1.4.0sr2
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9sr5
Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11sr5

Discussion

Geeklog Lib-sessions.PHP Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Geeklog is prone to an authorization-bypass vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly verify user-supplied input.

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

Please see BID 16755 - Geeklog Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities, which may be related to this vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Geeklog Lib-sessions.PHP Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Geeklog Lib-sessions.PHP Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:

The vendor has released versions 1.4.0sr2, 1.3.11sr5, and 1.3.9sr5 which are not exploitable.


Geeklog Geeklog 1.3

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.10

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 sr1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 sr4

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 sr3

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.11 rc1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.5

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.5 sr2

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.5 sr1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.7 sr2

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.7

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.7 sr1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 rc2

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 -1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 rc1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 -1sr2

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.8 -1sr1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9 sr2

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9 sr1

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9 sr3

Geeklog Geeklog 1.3.9

Geeklog Geeklog 1.4 sr1

References

Geeklog Lib-sessions.PHP Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

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