Automated Link Exchange Portal Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	35261
Class:	Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 08 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 12 2009 06:59PM
Credit:	ThE g0bL!N
Vulnerable:	Kalptaru Infotech Automatd Link Exchange 1.3
Not Vulnerable:

Automated Link Exchange Portal Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Automated Link Exchange Portal 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, which may aid in further attacks.

Automated Link Exchange Portal 1.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Automated Link Exchange Portal Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

Supplying the following cookie data is sufficient to exploit this issue:

javascript:document.cookie="userid=1;path=/";

Automated Link Exchange Portal Insecure 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].

Automated Link Exchange Portal Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Automated Link Exchange Portal (Kalptaru Infotech)