Family Connections index.php fcms_login_id security bypass
| family-fcmsloginid-security-bypass (35966) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Family Connections could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper checking of authentication credentials by the index.php script. By setting the fcms_login_id cookie parameter to an arbitrary value, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access with administrative credentials to a vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- Ryan Haudenschilt, Family Connections 0.1.1
- Ryan Haudenschilt, Family Connections 0.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Family Connections (0.9 or later), available from SourceForge.net. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 11 2007 - 10:07:52 CDT, FCMS (Family Connections) <= 0.1.1 Remote Command Execution Exploit at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-08/0145.html.
- Haudenschilt Web site, Family Connections at http://www.haudenschilt.com/fcms/index.html.
- SourceForge.net, Family Connections at http://sourceforge.net/projects/fam-connections/.
- VIM Mailing list, Thu Aug 23 16:42:58 UTC 2007, vendor ACK for CVE-2007-4338 (Familr Connections) at http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001768.html.
- BID-25276: Haudenschilt Family Connections Index.PHP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4338: index.php in Ryan Haudenschilt Family Connections (FCMS) before 0.9 allows remote attackers to access an arbitrary account by placing the account's name in the value of an fcms_login_id cookie. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution via a POST with PHP code in the content parameter.
- SA26421: Family Connections "fcms_login_id" Cookie Authentication Bypass
Reported:
Aug 11, 2007
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