SmartSiteCMS admin.php authentication bypass

smartsitecms-admin-auth-bypass (28299) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

SmartSiteCMS could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the application, caused by a vulnerability in the admin.php script. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted userName cookie in an HTTP POST request to admin.php.

Platforms Affected:

  • Lobsterweb Design Services, SmartSiteCMS 1.0

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

Reported:

Aug 09, 2006

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