PHPX could allow an attacker to modify cookie to hijack another user`s account
| phpx-cookie-account-hijacking (15052) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHPX could allow a remote attacker to modify the value of the PXL parameter in their own cookie to that of another user's, including possibly an administrator, to gain unauthorized access to that user's account.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHPX (3.2.4 or later), available from the PHPX Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 03 2004 - 16:29:10 CST: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PHPX.
- PHPX Web site: PHPX - Welcome to PHPX.
- BID-9569: PHPX Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-957: Microsoft Java Virtual Machine getSystemResource Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0249: PHPX 2.0 through 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to gain access to other accounts by modifying the cookie's PXL variable to reference another userID.
- OSVDB ID: 15661: PHPX Cookie PXL Value Modification Account Hijacking
- SA10797: PHPX Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Ryan Meinzer PHPX 3.2.3
Reported:
Feb 03, 2004
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