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.
Platforms Affected:
- NCH Swift Sound, Web Dictate beta 1.02
Remedy:
Refer to the NCH Swift Sound Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Sep 03 2006 - 12:40:17 CDT , Web Dictate Admin Null Password Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0022.html.
- NCH Swift Sound Web site, Web Dictate at http://www.nch.com.au/webdictate/index.html.
- 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
Reported:
Sep 03, 2006
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