DeluxeBB pm.php membercookie security bypass
| deluxebb-membercookie-security-bypass (28270) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DeluxeBB could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to a victim's Personal Messenger, caused by improper restrictions on the pm.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted HTTP POST request to the pm.php script supplying a victim's username in the 'membercookie' cookie parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- DeluxeBB, DeluxeBB 1.08
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of DeluxeBB (1.08 or later), available from the DeluxeBB Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 07 2006 - 08:36:56 CDT, DeluxeBB Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0124.html.
- DeluxeBB Web site, Home of the Deluxe Bulletin Board at http://www.deluxebb.com/main.php?content=news.
- BID-19418: DeluxeBB PM.PHP Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4078: pm.php (aka the PM system) in DeluxeBB 1.08, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing an arbitrary username in the membercookie cookie parameter.
- SA21387: DeluxeBB pm.php Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3188: DeluxeBB membercookie Parameter Handling Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 07, 2006
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