LiteNews Administrator Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
BID:30555
Info
LiteNews Administrator Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 30555 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2008-3508 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Aug 05 2008 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 07 2015 05:25PM |
| Credit: | Scary-Boys |
| Vulnerable: |
Wogan May LiteNews 1.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
LiteNews Administrator Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
LiteNews is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability because it fails to adequately verify user-supplied input used for cookie-based authentication.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative access to the affected application.
LiteNews is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability because it fails to adequately verify user-supplied input used for cookie-based authentication.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative access to the affected application.
Exploit / POC
LiteNews Administrator Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.
The following example JavaScript code is available:
javascript:document.cookie = "admin=1; path=/";
Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.
The following example JavaScript code is available:
javascript:document.cookie = "admin=1; path=/";
Solution / Fix
LiteNews Administrator Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
LiteNews Administrator Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Vendor Homepage (Wogan May)