Web Dictate admin unauthorized access

webdictate-admin-unauthorized-access (28759)

Medium Risk

Description:

Web Dictate could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application. A remote attacker could use a valid administrator username and a blank password in the login fields and gain unauthorized access to the administration section, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database with the privileges of the administrator.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	7
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	5.8
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

Remedy:

Refer to the NCH Swift Sound Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

• BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Sep 03 2006 - 12:40:17 CDT : Web Dictate Admin Null Password Vulnerability.
• NCH Swift Sound Web site: Web Dictate.
• BID-19836: Web Dictate Admin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-4603: NCH Swift Sound Web Dictate 1.02 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a null password.
• OSVDB ID: 28547: Web Dictate Null Password Authentication Bypass
• SA21747: Web Dictate Empty Password Authentication Bypass
• SECTRACK ID: 1016789: Web Dictate Lets Remote Users Gain Administrative Access with a Null Password

Platforms Affected:

• NCH Swift Sound Web Dictate beta 1.02

Reported:

Sep 03, 2006

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