PHP-AGTC Membership System adduser.php security bypass

phpagtc-adduser-security-bypass (38173)

Medium Risk

Description:

PHP-AGTC Membership System could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation by the adduser.php script. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and create new administrative users.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	6.5
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	5.2
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Bypass Security

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

• AGTC Websolutions Web site: PHP-AGTC membership system.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Oct 28 2007 - 18:48:55 CDT: AGTC-Membership system v1.1a (adduser) Remote Add Admin Exploit.
• BID-26255: PHP-AGTC Membership System Adduser.PHP Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
• CVE-2007-5752: adduser.php in PHP-AGTC Membership (AGTC-Membership) System 1.1a does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to create accounts via a modified form, as demonstrated by an account with admin (userlevel 4) privileges.
• SA27430: PHP-AGTC membership system adduser.php Security Bypass

Platforms Affected:

• AGTC Websolutions PHP-AGTC Membership System 1.1a and prior

Reported:

Oct 28, 2007

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