Papoo CMS plugin security bypass
| papoo-plugin-security-bypass (35032) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Papoo CMS could allow an authenticated remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions on administration plugins. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Platforms Affected:
- Papoo, Papoo CMS 3.6 and prior
Remedy:
Refer to the Papoo CMS Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 24 2007 - 11:22:03 CDT, Papoo CMS 3.6 - Access Restriction Bypass at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-06/0313.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Jun 24 2007 - 11:23:25 CDT, Papoo CMS 3.6 - Access Restriction Bypass at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0485.html.
- Papoo Web site, Sicherheitspatch vom 21.06.2007 at http://www.papoo.de/index/menuid/204/reporeid/215.
- BID-24634: Papoo Plugin.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3494: Papoo CMS 3.6, and possibly earlier, does not verify user privileges when accessing the backend administration plugins, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) read the entire database by accessing the database backup plugin via a devtools/templates/newdump_backend.html argument in the template parameter to interna/plugin.php, (2) create plugins, (3) remove plugins, (4) enable debug mode, and have other unspecified impact.
Reported:
Jun 24, 2007
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