OpenJournal uid could allow an attacker administrative access
| openjournal-uid-admin-access (15069) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OpenJournal could allow a remote attacker to gain administrative access to the program. By sending a specially-crafted URL request containing embedded script code in the uid variable, a remote attacker could bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the control panel of the program, which could allow the attacker to modify data in the backend database.
Platforms Affected:
- John M. Grohol, OpenJournal prior to 2.06
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OpenJournal (2.6 or later), available from the Grohol Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Feb 06 2004 - 14:45:25 CST, Open Journal Blog Authenticaion Bypassing Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0289.html.
- Grohol Web site, grohol.com.downloads.open journal blogging software at http://www.grohol.com/downloads/oj/.
- BID-9598: OpenJournal Authentication Bypassing Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0261: oj.cgi in OpenJournal 2.0 through 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the control panel via a 0 in the uid parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 3872: OpenJournal oj.cgi uid Parameter Authentication Bypass
Reported:
Feb 06, 2004
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