VHCS admin/change_password.php security weakness
| vhcs-change-password-weakness (24665) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) does not require knowledge of the old password when using the admin/change_password.php script to change a user password. This could allow a remote attacker to change the password for a known administrator username and gain unauthorized access to VHCS.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 6.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 2008.
References:
- VHCS Web site: VHCS - Virtual Hosting Control System.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Sat Feb 11 2006 - 18:40:40 CST: RS-2006-1: Multiple flaws in VHCS 2.x.
- BID-16600: Virtual Hosting Control System Multiple Input Validation And Access Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0684: change_password.php in Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) 2.4.7.1 and earlier does not verify the old password when a user changes the password, which may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.
- SA18799: VHCS Security Issue and Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0534: VHCS Multiple Security Bypass and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- VHCS VHCS 2.4.7.1 and prior
Reported:
Feb 11, 2006
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