VHCS admin/add_user.php privilege escalation
| vhcs-adduser-privilege-escalation (24667) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) could allow a remote attacker with a valid VHCS domain user account to gain elevated privileges. An attacker could use the admin/add_user.php script to create a new 'admin' user account, which could be used to gain complete control over the VHCS system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
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-2006-0686: add_user.php in Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) 2.4.7.1 and earlier does not check user privileges when adding a new administrative user, which allows 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 2.4.6.2 and prior
- VHCS VHCS 2.4.7.1
Reported:
Feb 11, 2006
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