ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:29479

Info

ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29479
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0169
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 02 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 04 2008 04:03PM
Credit: Joey Hess of Debian
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31.1
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.47
ikiwiki ikiwiki 1.34
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.48

Discussion

ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

The 'ikiwiki' program is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to the affected application.

Versions between ikiwiki 1.34 and 2.47 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.


ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.47

ikiwiki ikiwiki 1.34

ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31

ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31.1

References

ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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