Magnolia CE 'ActivationHandler' URL Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:27608

Info

Magnolia CE 'ActivationHandler' URL Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27608
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0701
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 04 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit: Philipp Bracher is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.3
Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.2
Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.1
Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5
Not Vulnerable: Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.4

Discussion

Magnolia CE 'ActivationHandler' URL Security Bypass Vulnerability

Magnolia CE is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because it fails to check permissions on certain pages.

An unauthorized attacker can exploit this issue to add arbitrary content to the site running the affected application. This may lead to other attacks.

This issue affects versions prior to Magnolia CE 3.5.4.

Exploit / POC

Magnolia CE 'ActivationHandler' URL Security Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

Magnolia CE 'ActivationHandler' URL Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5

Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.1

Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.2

Magnolia Magnolia CE 3.5.3

References

Magnolia CE 'ActivationHandler' URL Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:

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