VSNS Lemon cookie authentication bypass
| vsns-lemon-cookie-auth-bypass (25459) |  Low Risk |
Description:
VSNS Lemon could allow a remote attacker to view arbitrary password protected articles. The password checking function does not check for a legitimate password, only for the existence of a cookie value. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a specially-crafted cookie to bypass security restrictions and view arbitrary articles.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- eVuln Advisory EV0106: VSNS Lemon Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- VSNS Lemon Web site: VSNS Lemon 3.2 - Catalystica Studios.
- BID-17396: Tachyondecay VSNS Lemon Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1555: VSNS Lemon 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access password-protected articles by setting the vsns[topic_id] cookie to the targeted topic.
- OSVDB ID: 24213: VSNS Lemon Crafted Cookie Authentication Bypass
- SA19420: VSNS Lemon Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015836: VSNS Lemon Input Validation Holes Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands and Cross-Site Scripting
Platforms Affected:
- Catalystica Studios VSNS Lemon 3.2.0
Reported:
Mar 27, 2006
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