Surf-Net ASP Forum Predictable Cookie ID Vulnerability

BID:3210

Info

Surf-Net ASP Forum Predictable Cookie ID Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3210
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2001-0972
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 20 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 07:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was submitted to BugTraq by Mark Lastdrager <[email protected]> on August 20th, 2001.
Vulnerable: Surf-Net ASP Forum 2.20
Not Vulnerable: Surf-Net ASP Forum 2.30

Discussion

Surf-Net ASP Forum Predictable Cookie ID Vulnerability

Surf-Net ASP Forum is a free, open-source web-based message board.

Versions earlier than 2.30 of Surf-Net ASP Forum will assign a predictable sequence number for cookies saved on the machine of the user(if they choose to rely upon cookie-based authentication). Instead of attempting to randomize the ID number assigned to cookies, ASP Forum uses a sequence number directly derived from the UserID of the forum user. This makes it possible for a malicious user to locally edit the saved cookie, substituting the appropriate adminstrative cookie ID number("0888888") for the one they were assigned.

Exploit / POC

Surf-Net ASP Forum Predictable Cookie ID Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Surf-Net ASP Forum Predictable Cookie ID Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has repaired this issue in versions 2.30 and later.

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Surf-Net ASP Forum Predictable Cookie ID Vulnerability

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