ACal Project login.php authentication bypass
| acal-login-auth-bypass (24104) |  High Risk |
Description:
ACal Project could allow a remote attacker bypass authentication, caused by a vulnerability in the login.php script. The ACalAuthenticate cookie parameter is used to determine if a user has been successfully authenticated. A remote attacker could manually set this parameter in a specially-crafted URL request to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Platforms Affected:
- SourceForge, ACal Project 2.2.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ACal Project (2.2.6 or later), available from the ACal Project Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ACal Project Web site, SourceForge.net: ACal Project at http://sourceforge.net/projects/acalproj.
- eVuln Advisory EV0025, ACal Authentication Bypass & PHP Code Insertion at http://evuln.com/vulns/25/summary.html.
- CVE-2006-0182: login.php in ACal Calendar Project 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the ACalAuthenticate cookie variable to inside.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0152: ACal Project Code Execution and Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 22344: ACal login.php ACalAuthenticate Cookie Manipulation Authentication Bypass
- SA18432: ACal "ACalAuthenticate" Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 11, 2006
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