MailWorks modified cookies could allow administrative access
| mailworks-cookie-admin-access (17217) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MailWorks Professional could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized administrative access. A remote attacker could modify the values within authentication cookies to gain administrative access to MailWorks Professional.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the MailWorks Professional Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Sep 02 2004 - 16:23:04 CDT : MailWorks Professional - Authentication bypass.
- MailWorks Professional Web site: MailWorks Professional - Newsletter Software to Create and Design Newsletters Directly From You.
- BID-11095: SiteCubed MailWorks Professional Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1661: MailWorks Professional allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via a cookie that contains auth=1 and uId=1.
- SA12458: Mailworks User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- SiteCubed.com MailWorks Professional
Reported:
Sep 02, 2004
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