phpGraphy index.php authentication bypass
| phpgraphy-index-authentication-bypass (25892) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpGraphy could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to a system. By sending a direct request to the index.php script using the editwelcome parameter with a fixed value, a remote attacker could bypass the authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the system with administrative privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly launch further attacks on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpGraphy (0.9.12 or later) available from the phpGraphy Web site. See References.
References:
- Altervista Web site: PHPGraphy <= 0.9.11 "editwelcome" unauthorized access / cross site scripting. (Original advisory.)
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Apr 17 2006 - 04:03:03 CDT: - PHPGraphy <= 0.9.11 "editwelcome" unauthorized access / cross site scripting -.
- phpGraphy Web site: phpGraphy Official Site - Full featured photo gallery PHP script.
- BID-17567: PHPGraphy Index.PHP Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1888: phpGraphy 0.9.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via a direct request to index.php with the editwelcome parameter set to 1, which can then be used to modify the main page to inject arbitrary HTML and web script. NOTE: XSS attacks are resultant from this issue, since normal functionality allows the admin to modify pages.
- SA19705: phpGraphy "editwelcome" Authentication Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1015971: phpGraphy `editwelcome` Function Grants Remote Users Access to Some Administrative Functions
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1379: phpGraphy editwelcome Variable Handling Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- phpGraphy phpGraphy 0.9.11
Reported:
Apr 17, 2006
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